Former prison guard speaks out for the first time about rape by visiting officials:

The authorities in Mali must urgently identify the 21 bodies found in a mass grave last night, Amnesty International said today. They are believed to be the bodies of soldiers abducted in May last year.

Responding to the situation in Ukraine, Amnesty International UK Director, Kate Allen said: “The situation in Ukraine is grave.

The UN Security Council must waste no time in authorising a robust peacekeeping force for deployment to the Central African Republic to protect civilians from the violence and chaos engulfing the country, Amnesty…

‘These women and girls should have never been arrested. They are now prisoners of conscience and must be released immediately’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

A Russian court has for the first time ordered a non-governmental organisation to register as a “foreign agent” under a law that is being used to crush independent civil society in the country, Amnesty…

The authorities in Bahrain must release Nabeel Rajab, a prominent jailed human rights activist who is eligible for release this Friday.

Now is the time for Prime Minister David Cameron to deliver truth and justice for the victims of Northern Ireland’s three decades of political violence, Amnesty International said today from Wes