Appeal to stop execution after justice minister backtracks over statements made to Amnesty International on death penalty. Amnesty International has today issued an urgent appeal against the imminent...

Janjawid militia raids villages in vehicles for the first time As the UN evacuates staff from the main Darfur town of El Fasher today because of the growing threat from armed groups, Amnesty...

Read a copy of this press release in Farsi (PDF, 100KB) 300 new sites censored every day; visits to websites used as evidence against activist Amnesty International today (7 December) expressed...

Amnesty International, working as part of the End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights Campaign, today launches a damning new report, Making the Grade 2. This...

(Beirut) As thousands of people have been taking part in the latest demonstrations on the streets of Beirut, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan called on political leaders to ensure...

Responding to news today (4 December) that the Iranian authorities have blocked access to major websites including the New York Times, Wikipedia and YouTube, Amnesty International expressed serious...

Massacres documented as thousands around the world organize for Day for Darfur, Sunday 10 December Janjawid taunt victims: ‘why isn’t anyone here to protect you?’ Amnesty International today (1...