As the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meets in Rio de Janeiro this week, Amnesty International said today that restrictions on freedom of expression online are increasing globally. Amnesty...

Group of politicians and trade unionists at risk of torture and ill-treatment Amnesty International today demanded the release of five men being held in Pakistan. The five include three politicians...

Amnesty International today called on its 2.2 million members worldwide to address the rising tide of homophobia in Lithuania. In recent months the gay community in the Baltic state has seen marches...

Amnesty International is calling on the Georgian authorities to promptly open a thorough, impartial and independent investigation into allegations that special police forces used excessive force when...

As detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets members of her political party for the first time in more than three years, Amnesty International has today published fresh evidence of grave...

Warning against “wholesale” executions Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal on behalf of 11 people in Iraq who are reportedly facing imminent execution. The human rights organisation is...

The leader of Colombia’s Blanquicet Farm Workers' Cooperative, Oscar Maussa has received death threats and Amnesty International believes that he and other members of the workers’ co-operative may be...

Amnesty International has issued an “urgent action” appeal on behalf of detained lawyers in Pakistan following the recent crackdown. The appeal comes on behalf of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar...

As Internet giant Yahoo! prepares to answer questions before the US congressional House Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday 6 November, Amnesty International has reiterated its call on the company...

Amnesty International has launched its annual Greetings Card Campaign, encouraging people across the UK to send a message of hope and solidarity to those facing persecution, torture and other human...