Responding to reports that the British national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is set to face another criminal charge in Iran, Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK’s Director, said: “If confirmed, this...

Even shipwrecked people have been sent back to face possible torture in Libya Dangerous behaviour of Maltese authorities compared to UK politicians and Channel crossings ‘The UK has displayed the same...

Amnesty issues detailed five-page statement month on from devastating blast Judicial Council, given the task of investigating the explosion, does not have the jurisdiction to prosecute government...

The US authorities must drop all charges against Julian Assange relating to his publishing activities, and the UK must reject the related US extradition request, Amnesty International said today as...

Spit hoods can cause extreme distress and restricted breathing Call for ‘thorough’ investigation into Prude’s death as part of wide-ranging review of US policing ‘People should not die when they call...

‘The world must know the truth about this brazen attempt on the life of a Russian opposition leader’ - Marie Struthers The Russian authorities must explain how a nerve agent was used to poison the...

Responding to the arrest of nine men in Jakarta for holding what police described as a “gay party,” Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “There is no legal...

649 deaths in UK - third-highest reported figure for any country globally Social care worker deaths make up more than half of UK total (325) ‘For over seven thousand people to die while trying to save...

Electric shocks and waterboarding part of an array of torture techniques used, including against children as young as ten Grossly unfair trials often lasted less than an hour, with death sentences...