Italy’s Supreme Court yesterday declared an anti-Roma policy - the so-called “Nomad emergency” - unlawful and unfounded, a move Amnesty International has hailed as a key victory in the struggle to end...

State governor urged to commute death sentences of five men still on death row The US state of Maryland has confirmed a US and global trend towards ending the death penalty, Amnesty International said...

Second Indian national to die in a Pakistani jail this year The Pakistani authorities must protect Indian prisoners from violence in the country's jails, Amnesty International said today after an...

A million-strong petition may have failed to save him from execution, but Troy Davis – and the campaign to save his life – is now recalled in a new photo exhibition to be staged at the Waterfront Hall...

Amnesty says the upcoming CHOGM meeting should not be allowed to take place in Sri Lanka in November unless systematic violations of human rights are stopped. The Sri Lankan government is intensifying...

The killing of a young Afghan woman by her father in front of a large crowd last week - on the grounds that she had “dishonoured” the family - is further proof that the authorities are failing to...

Smuggled note details asthmatic teenager’s deteriorating health The Syrian authorities must immediately reveal the whereabouts of a 16-year-old boy who has been missing since November, said Amnesty...

Amnesty International has warned of a likely legal challenge if Northern Ireland is left as the only part of the UK without marriage rights for same-sex couples. Speaking in advance of a vote in the...

Sheikh Khalifa’s visit comes as three detained British men allege torture in UAE David Cameron should challenge the deteriorating human rights record of the United Arab Emirates during a state visit...

Five executions so far this year under new Prime Minister The execution of two death row inmates in Japan today, is part of a chilling escalation of death penalty use under the new Liberal Democratic...