Bill decriminalising same-sex relationships to be presented to parliament this month Bhutan penal code currently criminalises same-sex sexual activities as “unnatural sex” Bhutan must seize a historic...

Naga Munchetty announced as ceremony host Awards will be judged by top journalists from across the UK’s national, regional and broadcast titles Closing date for entries : Thursday 23 January 2020...

Hotel worker and airport security employee were arrested over explosion that killed policeman in 2014 One man refused to confess despite beatings and electric shocks, while other forced to incriminate...

In response to a masked mob attacking at least 26 students and teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi last night, Avinash Kumar, the Executive Director of Amnesty International India, said:...

Responding to Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo’s call on the government to review its anti-drug strategy, including by ending violent police operations, Joanne Mariner, Amnesty International’s...

Responding to the arrest of 287 people - including three human rights monitors - after police cracked down on a New Year’s Day protest in Hong Kong, Man-Kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong...

Following the sentencing of pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, today to nine years in prison, Patrick Poon, China researcher at Amnesty International, said: “Today’s...

Conscientious objectors in South Korea will continue to be punished and stigmatised for refusing military service under a new alternative service law that was adopted today by the country’s parliament...

In response to the news that Wei Wei, a 40-year-old Chinese national, was executed in Japan on Thursday morning, Arnold Fang, East Asia Researcher at Amnesty International, said: “Today’s execution is...

UN expert has already found Saudi state-level responsibility for the killing Highly-secretive trial was closed to international monitors ‘Only an international, independent and impartial investigation...