Amnesty International has welcomed the new Council of Europe report into “renditions”, saying that the report confirms the human rights organisation’s own findings that several cases of rendition have...

Amnesty International has responded to a statement from Google co-founder Sergey Brin that the company had compromised its principles by launching a censored search engine in China. An Amnesty...

The Prime Minister will be urged to follow up on his commitment to tackling global poverty today (Tuesday 6 June 2006) as the Company Law Reform Bill enters the House of Commons. Faith groups...

Seventeen years on, the legacy of the 1989 crackdown on the pro-democracy movement lives on for the victims and their families. It is not an issue of the past, but a tragedy which continues to impact...

Amnesty International director urges action on NI Bill of Rights America and Britain's 'war on terror' is repeating the failed policies of Northern Ireland's past, Amnesty International UK Director...

Amnesty International today (1 June) announced the shortlists for its prestigious media awards, recognising excellence in human rights reporting and acknowledging journalism’s significant contribution...

Security Council Must Meet ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Civilians The U.N. Security Council must ensure the urgent deployment in Darfur of a strong U.N. mission authorized to use force to protect...

Call for moratorium on death penalty in Pakistan On the day British-Pakistani dual national Mirza Hussain was due to be executed in Pakistan (1 June), Amnesty International has expressed fresh concern...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) groups and individuals will gather outside the Russian Consulate in Edinburgh on Friday (2 June) to protest the Mayor of Moscow’s decision to ban a gay pride...