Governments around the world are failing to live up to their obligations to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, Amnesty International said on the eve of the

The Turkish government must urgently investigate the catastrophic coal mine explosion on Tuesday (13 May) and reports of dangerous working practices in the mining sector to stop further tragedies, sai

‘Israeli forces have repeatedly resorted to extreme violence to respond to Palestinian protests against Israel’s occupation’ - Philip Luther

‘By placing a hunger-striker in solitary confinement … the Egyptian authorities are deliberately putting his life and health at risk’

Amnesty International UK will show two acclaimed Latin American films about women playing football at its first ever football film festival, Sidelines, in London this summer.

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‘Dow’s Bhopal problems aren’t about to go away simply by ignoring them’ - Audrey Gaughran

‘The government claims it is abolishing the sponsorship system, but this sounds like a change of name rather than substantive reform’ - James Lynch

Responding to the announcement today that the victims and families of those who died in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings are to sue the British government in Belfast, Patrick Corrigan, Norther