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The Italian President must reject a former CIA agents plea to be pardoned for a crime he committed in the country as part of the US-led rendition programme, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 13 Sep 2013

Scores of supporters of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have been denied their basic legal rights after being detained in mass arrests in the country, said Amnesty today, with numerous cases of lawyers being barred from meeting detainees for days after the detentions took place. Posted: 12 Sep 2013

A Libyan student who studied in the UK is facing life imprisonment in Libya for taking part in a pro-Gaddafi anti-war protest in London two years ago. Posted: 10 Sep 2013

Easing the suffering of millions of civilians affected by Syrias armed conflict must be a top priority for world leaders meeting at the G20 Summit in St Petersburg, Amnesty International said today Posted: 5 Sep 2013

The abduction of Anoud al-Senussi - the daughter of Libyas head of military intelligence chief under Muammar al-Gaddafi, Abdallah al-Senussi - immediately after she was released from prison in Tripoli yesterday raises serious concerns about the Libyan authorities ability to protect detainees held since the 2011 armed conflict, Amnesty International said. Posted: 3 Sep 2013

Amnesty International experts are available to comment on the Syria refugee situation after the United Nations refugee agency said that the number of Syrian refugees has now surpassed two million since the crisis in Syria began. Posted: 3 Sep 2013

Amnesty International is urging the Iraqi authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into violence at Camp Ashraf that reportedly left at least 47 dead yesterday. Posted: 2 Sep 2013

An Iranian prisoner of conscience and blogger on hunger strike to protest against his unfair detention must be released immediately and unconditionally to receive treatment as his health deteriorates, Amnesty International said. Posted: 30 Aug 2013

Ahead of planned country-wide protests across Iraq tomorrow over Iraqi MPs pension payments, Amnesty International has called on the Iraqi authorities to respect and protect protesters rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. Posted: 30 Aug 2013

Evidence collected by Amnesty International indicates that some pro-Morsi supporters were heavily armed and used live ammunition against police and local residents during last weeks violence in Cairos Ramsis Square in Egypt. Posted: 23 Aug 2013

Response to the publication of a series of videos apparently showing that chemical weapons have killed scores of civilians - including many children - on the outskirts of Syrias capital Damascus. Posted: 21 Aug 2013

All governments must suspend the transfer of weapons of the type used by Egypts security forces in violent dispersals and unwarranted lethal force against sit-ins and other protests, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 20 Aug 2013

Amnesty International is calling for the Egyptian authorities to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of Egypts Coptic Christians after an unprecedented rise in sectarian violence across the country. Posted: 20 Aug 2013

There must be a full and impartial investigation into the violent dispersal of sit-in protests in Cairo this week, where security forces used unwarranted lethal force and broke promises to allow the wounded to exit safely, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 16 Aug 2013

The Egyptian security forces must take urgent steps to avoid further bloodshed after a pro-Morsi sit-in was dispersed in Cairo today, Amnesty International said this afternoon. Posted: 14 Aug 2013

The Bahraini authorities must not crack down on mass anti-government protests scheduled for tomorrow, said Amnesty International, amid fears that new legislation introduced in Bahrain last week will be used to legitimise the use of force against peaceful protests. Posted: 13 Aug 2013

The Hamas authorities in Gaza must halt several executions they say they plan to carry out after this weeks Muslim religious festival of Eid al-Fitr, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 8 Aug 2013

Amnesty International has categorically rejected a claim made by Nabil Fahmy, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, that Amnesty has said it has evidence that heavy weapons are present inside a sit-in by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi near Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo. Posted: 7 Aug 2013

Two new emergency decrees issued by the King of Bahrain last night - which include the banning of all protests - are a further shameful attempt to completely ban any form of dissent and freedom of expression in the country, said Amnesty International. Posted: 7 Aug 2013

New satellite images of Aleppo provide the most recent evidence of how the protracted conflict in Syria is resulting in massive human rights violations against the civilian population, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 7 Aug 2013