View 12/10/2017 View: 10 people, 100 days in prison, 10 absurd reasons why The charges against 10 human rights activists imprisoned in Turkey will leave you incredulous, writes Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz
Afghanistan 05/10/2017 Amnesty urges halt to Afghan refugee returns from EU Human rights group Amnesty International is urging European nations to stop sending Afghans who do not qualify for asylum back to what it describes as their "deeply unsafe" home country.
Myanmar 13/09/2017 Aung San Suu Kyi to skip UN General Assembly amid Rohingya crisis Myanmar's de facto leader is facing growing pressure over the exodus of Rohingya Muslims
Syria 24/08/2017 Syria: civilians trapped in Raqqa's 'deadly labyrinth' Amnesty International's report says hundreds have been killed in the battle to retake the city from ISIL.
Cameroon 20/07/2017 Suspects 'tortured' at Cameroon military base, says Amnesty Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into the torture of prisoners in Cameroon.
Turkey 18/07/2017 Anger over Turkey's detention of Amnesty activists Turkey releases four of ten detained Amnesty International activists but holds on to the other six while it investigates terror related charges
brussels bureau 18/07/2017 Turkey's EU Affairs Minister in Brussels amid pressure over human rights Amnesty International call on the EU to condemn Turkey's arrest of their local director in Istanbul.
Turkey 18/07/2017 Turkish court rules human rights activists must remain in jail The group has been detained pending trial for membership of a terrorist organisation
Iraq 11/07/2017 Displaced Iraqis mull returning home to Mosul Displaced Iraqis mull returning home to Mosul
Turkey 07/07/2017 Turkey detains rights activists including local Amnesty chief Turkish police have detained 10 people including the local director of Amnesty International, in a raid the NGO called a "grotesque abuse of power". No reason was given for the arrests.
world news 06/07/2017 Amnesty International slams EU migrant policy This year is on its way to becoming the most deadly for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
Papua New Guinea 14/06/2017 Australia pays millions in compensation to refugees Campaigners have hailed the payout to detainees at Manus Island as a victory for human rights
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.
