A Dutch court will this week (Wednesday 1 May) rule on an historic case against Shell, in which the oil giant stands accused of instigating a raft of horrifying human rights violations committed by...

Following the Internet shutdown in Benin as the country holds parliamentary elections today, François Patuel, Amnesty International's West Africa Researcher, said: “The decision to shut down access to...

A 20-year-old girl has been killed in South Sudan for refusing to marry a man her family had selected for her. Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and...

Responding to reports that the USA may withdraw its signature from the international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Adotei Akwei, Amnesty International USA’s Deputy Director for Advocacy and Government...

Joint investigation between Amnesty and Airwars is most comprehensive into civilian deaths in modern warfare New interactive website documents hundreds of cases Coalition has admitted to only 10% of...

Women and Equality Committee report makes clear UK Government responsible for addressing breach of women’s rights in Northern Ireland ‘This is a welcome and urgent intervention that the UK Government...

Amnesty International will today (Thursday April 25) legally challenge the French government’s decision to donate six boats to the Libyan Navy, which includes the Libyan Coast Guard. Amnesty is one of...

Yesterday’s wounding of refugees and migrants at a detention centre south of Tripoli must be investigated as a war crime ‘This incident demonstrates the urgent need for all refugees and migrants to be...

Four leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests jailed today for their role in the 2014 peaceful protests must be immediately and unconditionally set free and have their...

Women reported being called ‘donkey’, ‘bitch’ and ‘animal’ - others confined to houses, with passports confiscated and wages withheld Call for Minister of Labour to end ‘kafala’ system which...