Amnesty International News

The Iranian authorities must halt the execution of a Kurdish man sentenced to death for "enmity against God" in connection with his alleged membership of an illegal opposition group, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall, European governments must act urgently to tackle human rights abuses against migrants, asylum seekers, detainees and minorities, Amnesty International said on Friday.

Visiting booth at Hwaseong detention centre, South Korea, November 2008. © Amnesty International 21 October 2009 Many migrant workers in South Korea are beaten, trafficked for sexual exploitation and denied their wages for long periods despite the introduction of rules to protect their rights, said Amnesty International in a report issued on ...

Death penalty for being gay in Uganda? The people of Uganda and are letting the government there know they do not support an anti-homosexuality measure known as the "Bahati Bill," named after its author, MP David Bahati.

Amnesty International on Thursday urged the authorities in Cte d'Ivoire to ensure that $45 million compensation paid by the oil trading company Trafigura to victims of one of the worst toxic dumping scandals in recent years reaches the people to whom it is owed.

Amnesty International condemned an invitation extended by Turkey on Friday to Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend a meeting in Turkey, even though he is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Police officers tortured the teenager by setting light to his genitals after he refused to sign a confession.

A man sentenced to death in the USA after a jury consulted the Bible to decide his fate is now only hours away from execution, as calls continue for the governor in the state of Texas to intervene to prevent the execution.

The Iranian authorities should lift a longstanding travel ban on journalist and activist Emadeddin Baghi, which has prevented him from receiving in person the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders , said Amnesty International.

Police and protestor, Madrid demonstration, Spain, 22 May 2006. © Eduardo LeA3n 3 November 2009 Spanish authorities need to reform the current system of investigating allegations of torture and other ill-treatment from security forces, Amnesty International said on Tuesday in a new report published as the UN prepares to examine Spain's record ...

Two young Papuan democratic activists were targeted in October for their political activism.

The front page of The Sunday Gleaner , October 25, "One Love at risk ... Amnesty wants 'full freedom for Jamaican gays'," added more ammunition to the already heated discussion about gays in Jamaica.

An Indonesian political activist has received a number of anonymous SMS messages warning him that he will be killed if he leaves his home, Amnesty International has learned.

Five leading British theatrical companies have signed on to a new online service called Digital Theatre that will make stage productions available for high-definition download.

Amnesty International calls on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to immediately retract a statement he made on Wednesday calling it a crime to criticize the outcome of June's presidential election.

A man accused of killing a US journalist during a protest in Mexico three years ago is innocent and being used as a scapegoat, human rights group Amnesty International said.

Death row cell, Minsk, Belarus. © Legal initiative Simulation of execution method used in Belarus - executioner shoots victim in back of head with silenced pistol, February 2009 © Amnesty International 29 October 2009 Amnesty International has urged Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to prevent the execution of a death row ...

I was talking Wednesday with Joshua Rubenstein of Amnesty International when I stumbled into the connection between the Iraqi immigrant from Glendale accused of running over his daughter for being too "westernized" and the Civil War general who got away with murdering his wife's lover.

On 27 October 2006, US video journalist Brad Will was shot and killed in Oaxaca City, southern Mexico as he filmed a clash between members of a local protest movement and supporters and officials of the local governing party.

Women's bodies have become part of the terrain of conflict, according to a new report by Amnesty International.