Amnesty-International

European leaders must urgently act to fix a system which deters states from assisting refugees and migrants in peril at sea, said Amnesty International.

The arrest, detention and imprisonment of individuals for the exercise of their fundamental human rights is in violation of Bahrain’s obligations under the...

The world was rightly outraged by the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, but the bombs of Mohammed bin Salman and his Emirati allies are killing dozens each day in...

On 12 November, Amnesty International announced that it has withdrawn its highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, from Aung San Suu Kyi, in light...

“UN member states must end their deafening silence on Saudi Arabia and do their duty of scrutinizing the cruelty in the kingdom in order to prevent further...

After the passage of almost 20 days, on Saturday 19 October, in a statement, the Saudi prosecutor general confirmed the death of journalist critic Jamal...

“These shocking new numbers suggest that US authorities have either misinformed the public about how many families they had forcibly separated, or they...

Monday’s planned demolition of a West Bank village and forcible transfer of its residents to make way for illegal Jewish settlements is a war crime that lays...

Bahraini prisoners suffering cancer, multiple sclerosis and sickle-cell anaemia do not have access to medical care, Amnesty International said Friday,...

The deaths of six Palestinians within just 24 hours is a horrific demonstration of the unnecessary or excessive force deployed by Israeli forces against...

In another blow to the UK government’s record on bulk data handling for intelligence purposes the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that state...

While the United Arab Emirates strives to build an image of a modern and liberal state, human rights violations in the country continue to be ignored or...

Amnesty international stated that the Australian government must urgently evacuate the 107 refugee children and their families trapped in appalling...

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the body of...

While Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continues to present himself as a reformer, peaceful human rights activism that calls for reforms continues to be...

The UN has said that it is "very likely" that the military committed grave human rights abuses in Rakhine that may amount to war crimes.

“Due to its clear targeting of civilians in Yemen, causing many to die from starvation and a humanitarian catastrophe, it has become clear that Saudi...

Saudi Arabian authorities have intensified their crackdown on freedom of expression, detaining more than 20 prominent religious figures, writers,...

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a periodic review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States.

We have learned that when we come together and fight back, we can make a difference. The Trump administration’s ongoing threats to human rights remain – but...