More than 40 civil society organisations call for proposed sale to be blocked as it risks worsening human rights abuses Deal appears to fall far short of several regulatory and legal requirements...

Over 1,700 children abducted by gunmen since 2014 17 mass school abductions recorded in six years 20 released Chibok girls forced to marry former Boko Haram fighters ‘Government has neither the will...

One year since the conflict began, response from international community remains woefully inadequate ​ Fighting has intensified across the country with more than 14,700 people  killed ​ Approx 10.7...

Russia scaling up relentless aggression against civilian population ‘Deliberately attacking civilian infrastructure …. and causing overwhelming harm to civilians is a violation of international...

In response to news that Polish lawmakers approved four amendments to Poland’s abortion laws in a first reading in parliament today, Miko Czerwiński, Amnesty International’s Poland Head of Campaigns...

Jon Boutcher’s answers on secret surveillance by the police against journalists and lawyers ‘fell short’ Board’s human rights advisor to further investigate police policy and practice but does not go...

As o f today (11 April), Assange has been detained at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London for f ive years His prosecution endangers media freedoms worldwide ‘Dubious diplomatic assurances made by the...

Human rights groups urge transparency ahead of Policing Board public meeting Growing fears that covert and intrusive surveillance against journalists, and potentially lawyers and activists go much...

‘EU institutions are now shamefully co-signing an agreement that they know will lead to greater human suffering’ - Eve Geddie In response to today’s European Parliament vote to adopt a package of new...

In response to the sensationalised coverage surrounding the independent review of gender identity services for children and young people by the paediatrician Hilary Cass, Amnesty International UK and...