The arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, is an outrageous attack on a brave and prolific human rights defender, Amnesty International said today. Nasrin Sotoudeh was...

New figures on public attitudes reveal extent of racial prejudice in Northern Ireland ‘This scale of racial prejudice in 2018 should shock us to our core’ - Patrick Corrigan Northern Ireland has a...

Saudi coalition has been restricting aid imports despite promises to lift blockade Responding to news that Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition have launched a military offensive on...

Amnesty International has welcomed the decision of the Irish Government to request the Hooded men case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights . In March, Amnesty...

Responding to claims from President Trump that human rights were discussed during the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Francisco Bencosme, Asia Pacific Advocacy Manager at Amnesty...

‘I was brutally beaten, hit on the head and body with a metal pipe. Both my legs were broken and I spent more than a month in hospital’ - activist Vasiliy Guslyannikov ‘The authorities have been...

Responding to Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcing that victims of domestic abuse and gang violence will no longer qualify for asylum in the United States of America, Denise Bell, researcher for...

Security forces have tortured people, including children, by beating, electrocuting and burning “They beat us with shovels, hammers, planks, and cables, kicked us with their boots and poured hot water...

'The men, women and children aboard the Aquarius have risked their lives on perilous seas to escape horrific abuses in Libya' - Elisa De Pieri As the SOS Méditerranée rescue ship, MV Aquarius remains...

Amnesty, Liberty and Stonewall urge MPs to protect key rights for everyone in the UK Commons vote on EU Withdrawal Bill could be last chance to prevent existing human rights protections being watered...