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Maldives: Mass arrests and detentions

Amnesty International is gravely concerned at reports that repressive measures are again being adopted by the Government of Maldives to suppress freedom of expression and assembly. These measures...

Nigeria: Government fails Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls raped by police and security forces

Amnesty International has today [Tuesday 28 Nov] criticised the Nigerian government for failing to adequately prosecute members of the police and security forces who commit rape against Women's rights...

Scotland: UK and other EU countries shamed for role in US renditions programme

The preliminary report by the Rapporteur of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee investigating CIA activity in Europe, Claudio Fava, confirms Amnesty International’s conclusions that...

UK & EU: UK and other EU countries shamed for role in US renditions programme

The preliminary report by the Rapporteur of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee investigating CIA activity in Europe, Claudio Fava, confirms Amnesty International’s conclusions that...

UK and other EU countries shamed for role in US renditions programme - Call for action on Irish airports

The preliminary report by the Rapporteur of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee investigating CIA activity in Europe, Claudio Fava, confirms Amnesty International’s conclusions that...

Afghanistan: NATO must ensure justice for victims of torture and civilian deaths

NATO leaders must set up a joint body, together with partners in Afghanistan, to pursue justice for civilians whose human rights may have been violated by the NATO-led International Security...

China: Authorities persecute Children's rights of human rights activist

Amnesty International called on the Chinese authorities to stop targeting the family of Uighur human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer, as two of her sons were sentenced today on charges of tax evasion. A...

UK: New report reveals government failure to join up work on violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights - government scores just 2 out of 10 overall

The End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights Campaign (1) today (23 November) publishes a damning new report revealing that one year after the first independent...

Cymru: Nid yw dynion go iawn yn taro merched: dynion sy’n aelodau o’r cynulliad yn sefyll i atal trais yn erbyn merched

Ar 22 Tachwedd, mae Amnest Rhyngwladol ac Unsain yn dod â dynion sy’n aelodau o’r Cynulliad at ei gilydd i fynegi eu cefnogaeth i’r ymgyrch i roi terfyn ar drais yn erbyn merched. Wrth sefyll ar...

Russia: New report exposes torture in police detention

The Russian government is failing to stop the torture of suspects in police detention in Russia, said Amnesty International today (22 Nov), as it published a new report on how law-enforcement and...