Amnesty International has said that revelations about the treatment of immigration detainees in Yarl's Wood detention centre in England also raise questions about the holding of asylum seekers

“That guards were filmed referring to people for whom they are responsible as "animals" is appalling, but also reflects a system which is treating people like animals”

‘No-one should be fooled by the glitz and glamour of the international show Azerbaijan is putting on’ - John Dalhuisen

‘This horrific final farewell does not have to happen’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

'While President Peña Nieto is getting the red-carpet treatment, his police and security services have serious blood on their hands' - Tom Davies

“This is a cold-blooded murder of one of those free voices whom the authorities have so actively sought to silence.” - Denis Krivosheev

The women ‘have vanished as if into a black hole’ after being detained on 15 February

Brightly-coloured papier-mâché container to be broken open to release thousands of petitions to President Peña Nieto on torture

The laws in Northern Ireland relating to abortion are “draconian” and in urgent need of reform, Amnesty International said today, as it published a new report on the issue.