‘Taser use has actually quadrupled in the past five years’ - Oliver Sprague

Amnesty International has criticised the Home Secretary Theresa May for her continued lack of a decision on the inclusion of Kincora Boys' Home in the UK-wide inquiry into child sexual abuse.

In one single day more than 30 Sunni men were abducted from or near their homes in Samarra, shot dead and their bodies were dumped nearby

Celebrate Christmas with a conscience this year with an exciting range of weird and wonderful gifts for all the family from Amnesty International.

Appeal comes on World Day against the Death Penalty On World Day against the Death Penalty (10 October), Amnesty International has launched a new appeal for Mohammad Asghar, the Scottish man on death row in…

Following the announcement that Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai and Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi have been awarded the Nobel Peace

Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association members tortured and jailed

Hundreds of pregnant women and girls are dying needlessly in South Africa, partly because they fear their HIV status may be revealed if they access antenatal care services, according to a major rep

‘Any use of force by the security forces must be strictly in line with international human rights standards’ - Andrew Gardner