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Today, a panel of nine Law Lords ruled that the legislation, adopted in the United Kingdom (UK) in the aftermath of the attacks in the USA on 11 September 2001, was unlawful. A number of people have...

The Law Lords will give their judgement on whether the UK can lawfully intern the detainees held at Belmarsh and Woodhill prisons and Broadmoor High Security Hospital. Amnesty International was...

The judgement concerned the death of Iraqi civilians at a time when the UK was recognised as an occupying power in Iraq. Five were shot dead in separate armed incidents involving UK troops and the...

'We welcome today’s developments. This presents a real opportunity to ensure that those who committed human rights violations during the military government are finally brought to justice. 'These...

Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls remain vulnerable to attack because of the vast numbers living in camps for displaced people, but the international community has...

There continues to be widespread impunity for past crimes committed by members of the Croatian Army and police forces against Croatian Serbs, the organisation said. Amnesty International UK Director...

Leyla M was reportedly sentenced to death on charges of “acts contrary to chastity” by controlling a brothel, having intercourse with blood relatives and giving birth to an illegitimate child. She...

Dame Beryl Bainbridge will officially launch Books for Amnesty, a second-hand book shop whose proceeds will support the work of Amnesty International, at 12pm in Camden on Monday 13 December. There...

Kolawole Olaniyan, Director of Amnesty International’s Africa Program, said: “The law is a direct attack on human rights in Zimbabwe and should be immediately repealed.” The Non-governmental...

Amnesty International UK Director of Refugee Affairs Jan Shaw said: 'We welcome today’s decision as an important recognition that an asylum system should provide a completely equal-handed process...