Turkey 07/06/2017 Amnesty chairman detained in Turkey Amnesty International says the chairman of its branch in Turkey has been detained by authorities. The human rights group says Taner Killic was
View 10/05/2017 Fifa's chance to show they put people ahead of money is now: View by James Lynch, Deputy Programme Director at Amnesty International After a tumultuous few years of corruption allegations, internal upheaval and
Chechnya 11/04/2017 "Detention centres" for LGBT citizens reported in Chechnya According to the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Chechen authorities have set up a series of camps or prisons where gay men have been killed or tortured before being made to leave the…
world news 22/02/2017 Amnesty International: 2016 was a year of hate, violence and oppression Amnesty International has documented 2016 as a year of hate, violence and oppression, a year of palpable contempt for the suffering of fellow humans.
Insight 22/02/2017 'A darker more unstable world' says Amnesty International Euronews journalist Mark Davis spoke to David Griffiths from Amnesty International:“In its Annual Report on the state of Human Rights worldwide, Amnesty International has singled out for criticism a l
world news 22/02/2017 Poisonous political rhetoric is a danger to the world warns Amnesty International The rise in poisonous political rhetoric is threatening to roll back human rights and creating a more dangerous world, Amnesty International has warned.
Philippines 01/02/2017 Human rights groups slam Philippine's war on drugs Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International call for investigations into the extrajudicial police killings of President Duterte's war on drugs
Belgium 17/01/2017 Muslims suffer because of Europe's terror laws - Amnesty The campaign group is sounding the alarm over "dangerously disproportionate" security measures adopted in 14 EU nations over the past two years.
Myanmar 24/11/2016 Rohingya Muslims 'squeezed by callous actions' of Myanmar and Bangladesh - Amnesty International Amnesty International says Rohingya Muslims are being “squeezed by the callous actions of both the Myanmar and Bangladesh authorities.
Russia 18/11/2016 Amnesty International condemns Russia's 'draconian' foreign agents law Amnesty International in Russia has strongly condemned what it calls a ‘draconian’ foreign agents law, ahead of the fourth anniversary of it coming into effect.
Italy 03/11/2016 Amnesty blames Italy and EU for police abuse of migrants The human rights group says migrants have been subjected to 'appalling' ill-treatment by Italian police because of the EU's refugees policy.
Russia 02/11/2016 Amnesty shocked to find it's been locked out of Moscow office The Moscow city council, which owns the building, claims the group is behind in its rent. But Amnesty claims it is all paid up
world news 18/10/2016 Torture and executions - Amnesty International warns of revenge attacks in Iraq Shia paramilitary groups and Iraqi government forces have carried out revenge attacks on Sunni Arabs suspected of supporting ISIL, that’s according to Amnesty…
Hungary 28/09/2016 How Hungary is out of touch over granting asylum to war-fleeing Syrians Hungary rejects the overwhelming majority of asylum requests from war-fleeing Syrians, new figures show, putting them out-of-touch with their EU counterparts.
Syria 18/08/2016 Appalling accounts of death and abuse in Syria's prisons Amnesty International says the conditions amount to "human rights abuses"
Turkey 24/07/2016 Turkey: 'credible evidence' of detainees being tortured - Amnesty Amnesty International has published a statement alleging that detainees in Turkey are being tortured amid the spate of arrests after the 15 July failed coup.
Egypt 13/07/2016 Amnesty International report claims human rights abuses in Egypt include kidnapping and torture A report from Amnesty International has turned the focus on alleged kidnapping and torture in Egypt of hundreds of students, political activists, protesters and even young teenagers during the past th
world news 12/06/2016 Pope Francis laments child labour as 'modern slavery' They are the forgotten youngsters – the estimated 168 million, globally, trapped in child labour.
brussels bureau 02/06/2016 The Brief from Brussels: NGO slams EU's Turkey deal This is the brief from Brussels: a round-up of all the top stories from across Europe.
Angola 06/05/2016 Angola activists' situation 'worrying,' says Amnesty International Amnesty International has described the situation of 15 activists detained in Angola as “worrying.” The group is on hunger strike. Among them is
