Iranian refugee to speak at notable literary festival in New Zealand Visa to travel sponsored by Amnesty International Behrouz Boochani, an award-winning journalist from Iran who is known for his work...

Trial of Gnawi due to begin tomorrow, as popular singer faces prosecution apparently related to his music ‘He must be released immediately and all charges in this absurd case against him dropped’ -...

Ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential election this weekend, Amnesty International has called on the country’s next president to put human rights at the heart of their policies. Amnesty is appealing to...

Amnesty International UK and Everpress collaborate to mark the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Amnesty International and Everpress have teamed up to launch ‘Leaders of...

Following a court decision to re-arrest writer Ahmet Altan just a week after he was released from jail following more than three years in pre-trial detention, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s...

Move is further example of ‘bogus reformist image’ cultivated by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Loujain al-Hathloul and other women’s rights activists still languishing in jail ‘This announcement is...

Prominent Tatar human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku jailed for 12 years for ‘organising the activities of a terrorist organisation’ ‘Emir-Usein Kuku is behind bars simply for speaking out for the...

Geography professor Dr Scott Warren faces retrial tomorrow, with possible ten-year jail sentence Arizona has the deadliest section of US-Mexico border Trial is ‘cynical misuse of the justice system’ -...

In response to reports that Boris Johnson will make an election pledge to amend the Human Rights Act in an effort to stop military veterans being prosecuted over killings that took place during the...

In response to the shooting of two protesters by police during demonstrations in Sai Wan Ho on the morning of 11 November, Man-Kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said: “Today was...