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Lockerbie relatives, footballer supporters and domestic violence survivors among 100 groups standing against Human Rights Act repeal

Groups unite behind Amnesty International, Liberty, BIHR to fight government plans announced in today’s Queen’s Speech

Yemen: Huthis have carried out wave of detentions and torture - new report

Detainees include a 21-one-year-old student beaten in front of his family who were visiting him

Kenya: Investigate police crackdown against protesters

Yesterday’s brutal crackdown by Kenyan police against protesters must be urgently and impartially investigated, said Amnesty International.

Northern Ireland: abortion statistics show law failing women – 833 travel to GB in 2015

‘ Out of sight, out of mind’ is not a viable health policy in 2016 – Patrick Corrigan

Northern Ireland: Redress scheme must be part of Programme for Government - child abuse survivors

A redress scheme for victims of historical child abuse must be part of the new Northern Ireland Programme for Government, abuse survivors told politicians today at Stormont.

Boko Haram Summit: Human rights must be foundation of regional response

Accountability for human rights violations and abuses should be an indispensable part of the regional response to Boko Haram, Amnesty International said today.

Nigeria: Amnesty rejects false military claims against Giwa Barracks report

Report findings shared with Nigerian authorities in advance Amnesty International never granted access to barracks

Iranian teenager tortured into 'confessing' faces execution at weekend

Alireza Tajiki was only 15 at time of alleged crime making execution illegal under international law.

Syria: armed opposition group committing war crimes in Aleppo - new evidence

The Aleppo Conquest armed groups may have used chemical weapons, as well as ‘hell cannon’ gas canister munitions