The conviction and sentencing this morning of a Thai businessman to 25 years in prison for posting messages allegedly critical of the royal family on Facebook is preposterous and shows the urgent n

Victims include four children in petrol station attacks in Ibb governorate

South African President Jacob Zuma must make public the findings of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry into the violence that that led to the killings of 34 striking miners on 16 August 2012 and th

“How many more bloggers will have to be attacked before action is taken?" - Abbas Faiz

“This is the latest blow for girls in Sierra Leone who have already faced so much” – Naomi McAuliffe

The Mexican authorities have made shamefully little progress in their investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 student teachers from Guerrero State, said Amnesty International today, six

Draconian reforms to two pieces of Spanish legislation are an assault on the rights of its citizens as well as an attempt to formalise abusive practices against migrants and refugees, said Amnesty

The ‘circle of fear has widened’ in Israel One Palestinian rocket killed 13 Palestinian civilians in Gaza itself