One of the three - Mohammad Kalhori - was only 15 when arrested At least 90 people on death row for crimes that took place when they were under 18 ‘The Iranian authorities have a horrific track record...

Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena should halt plans to execute at least 13 people for drug-related crimes, Amnesty International said today. In an open letter published today, Amnesty’s...

DIARY NOTICE - NORTHERN IRELAND ABORTION RIGHTS DEMO: TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2019 28 women - the number of women who fly from Northern Ireland for an abortion each week - will march with suitcases to...

‘UK Government and Parliament are in a weak position as long as a ban on same-sex marriage continues within the UK’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has welcomed a report by the House of...

Responding to the release of a draft law which will act as a legal basis for recognising same-sex marriage in Taiwan, Annie Huang, Amnesty International Taiwan’s Director, said: “This is a huge step...

Anti-NGO laws have been implemented or are in the pipeline in 50 countries Repressive policies of the Russian government have caused a ripple effect UK Government must lead by example and stand up...

Opposition leader Maurice Kamto is today due to be summoned by a military court on charges which carry the death penalty, as the Cameroonian authorities intensify their post-election crackdown on...

Responding to the news that Egyptian authorities have today executed nine men convicted after an unfair trial for the killing of the former public prosecutor in an attack in Cairo in June 2015, Najia...

Responding to news that the government of Nauru has passed a law severely restricting medical transfers to Australia for refugees and asylum seekers, Meghna Abraham, Amnesty International’s Director...

Responding to news that Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, is to lose her UK citizenship, Rachel Logan, Amnesty International UK’s Legal Programme Director, said: “The...