A new hard-hitting briefing from Amnesty International launched today accuses the UK Government of allowing businesses to dip under the human rights radar when it comes to trade and investment. The 30...

‘Thein Sein’s dismal handling of the situation is unacceptable, and we fully expect to hear Cameron say so’ - Kate Allen Prime Minister David Cameron should challenge Burma’s president over what it...

Six months on from issuing a new Criminal Procedure Law designed to reform China's criminal justice system, the Chinese authorities are still illegally holding detainees in custody and refusing them...

Zimbabwean police are continuing to target and intimidate human rights defenders ahead of elections later this month according to a new report published by Amnesty International today. Take action for...

The Chilean State must provide an 11 year old girl who was raped by her stepfather and is now pregnant, with all the psychological and medical support she needs, and make available all the options...

‘The government’s case for “aiding the enemy” is ludicrous. The government should withdraw that charge’ - Widney Brown The US government should immediately drop the “aiding the enemy” charge against...

‘What he has disclosed is patently in the public interest and as a whistleblower his actions were justified’ - Sergei Nikitin Speaking after taking part in a meeting with the US whistleblower Edward...

Report comes a week after Cameron’s controversial trade trip to oil-rich country Amnesty International has accused the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev, of “pulling the wool over the eyes”...

The posthumous trial of the Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has been denounced as the “height of absurdity” after a court in Moscow pronounced Mr Magnitsky guilty of tax fraud offences earlier today...

‘He was found guilty on dubious evidence in the first place and he should now be allowed to live out his last days with dignity in the care of his family’ - Tessa Murphy Amnesty International is...