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USA: Guantánamo 9/11 military hearing halted after defendant claims court interpreter worked at CIA black site

Today’s abrupt halt of the US military court hearing of five alleged plotters of the 11 September 2001 attacks is just the latest in a string of serious incidents that have marked the inheren

Burma: Copper mining company linked to abuse exploits British Virgin Islands' secrecy provisions

“It’s high time that the British government stopped allowing its overseas territory to be used as a secret haven for hiding illicit activity” – Meghna Abraham

Listings Notice: 'Poetry under attack' event (London) for Qatar poet jailed for 15 years - 27 Feb 2015

Amnesty International UK is hosting an innovative poetry event at its east London headquarters to highlight the plight of a poet jailed for 15 years in the Gulf state of Qatar.

'Historic victory' with today's GCHQ surveillance ruling

‘This is a historic victory in the age-old battle for the right to privacy and free expression’ - Rachel Logan

Spain: Ceuta migrant tragedy - authorities show deplorable disregard for human life

The Spanish authorities have shown a deplorable disregard for human life by failing to properly investigate the drowning of 14 migrants off the co

Killing of Jordanian pilot 'abhorrent' but 'revenge killings' not the answer

‘The IS’s gruesome tactics must not be allowed to fuel a bloody cycle of reprisal executions’ - Philp Luther

New report highlights urgent need for UK resettlement of Syrian refugees

A new report published by Amnesty today (Wednesday 4 February) exposes the horrors faced by Syrian refugees and the continuing failure of the UK government to take its fair share of those people in

Serbia and Croatia ruling: justice still needed for war crimes victims

‘Serbia and Croatia must urgently act to provide justice for those who have been ignored for so long’ - John Dalhuisen