The decision by the African Union (AU) to grant sitting African leaders immunity from prosecution for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity is a backward step in the fight against impuni

Today’s European Court of Human Rights judgment upholding a general ban on wearing full-face veils in public is deeply damaging, warned Amnesty International.

Pregnant women and parents separated from their children denied entry into Lebanon

‘At 11.30pm they opened the door and threw a hand grenade into the cell and closed the door and turned off the light’ - s urvivor of killings in Mosul on 9 Jun

Amnesty International has announced that controversial Dublin drag queen, Panti Bliss, will deliver this year’s Amnesty Belfast Pride Lecture.

Amnesty International is inviting entries for its 23rd annual Media Awards 2014, a prestigious set of awards which recognises the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in high

Mexico protest is one of five in London on same day