• Filthy, overcrowded prisons cells common • Many people arrested and detained without having ever committed a crime • Child detainees held in same cell as convicted adults Thousands of people are...

The killing of at least 25 people during religious processions yesterday highlights the continued failure of the Pakistani authorities to protect the Shi’a community, Amnesty International said. The...

Bahrain is making a mockery of its promises to reform over human rights and now faces a stark choice between the rule of law or sliding into a downward spiral of repression and instability, Amnesty...

Eleven killed in recent raid, including six-year-old girl 95 homes burned down in one district alone Madagascar’s rampaging security forces must be brought under control in the south of the country...

The execution of Ajmal Kasab for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks undoes much of the progress India has made over the death penalty, Amnesty International said today. It was the first...

Anish Kapoor has made a Gangnam Style film in support of Ai Weiwei. Amnesty activists and leading members of the cultural world gathered at Anish Kapoor’s London studio to make a special Gangnam Style...

The Afghan government today confirmed it had executed six prisoners on death row, in addition to the eight prisoners already executed on 20 November. Afghan President Hamid Karzai had approved the...

As the conflict escalates between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, Amnesty International is calling for an international arms embargo and for the immediate deployment of international...

News that more than 50 political prisoners including prisoners of conscience U Myint Aye and Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min have been released is a further step in the right direction towards addressing arbitrary...

Congo (DRC): Tens of thousands flee homes as fighting intensifies As the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group advanced towards Goma and fighting resumed today (19 Nov) around the capital of North Kivu...