Amnesty International today welcomed protection orders issued by the Supreme Court of India that recognise the vulnerability of a Dalit family from Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, who fled their village fe

Northern Ireland is being left behind on equal rights for gay people, Amnesty International said today, as the Irish Government approved a Marriage Bill which will allow for same-sex marriages in t

War crimes: Boko Haram shoots, burns and slits throats of hundreds of people

Soldiers, riot police, dogs and helicopters patrol newly completed razor fence, Amnesty researchers report from border (Interviews available)

As EU Home Affairs ministers meet in Brussels today to discuss a response to the global refugee crisis, Amnesty International is demanding an overhaul of the EU’s asylum system to ensure safe

Today’s court decision to keep Israeli nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu under house arrest for giving a media interview is vindictive and heavy-handed, Amnesty International said.

Amnesty International has warned that Northern Ireland’s political crisis cannot be allowed to hinder the region's response to the refugee crisis.

More than 80,000 people are expected to take part in a Solidarity with Refugees demonstration in London on Saturday (12 September) calling on David Cameron to take effective action to turn the refu