The reported death of a celebrated Uighur writer in a Chinese prison is a shameful indictment of the Chinese government’s notion of justice, says Amnesty.

Two leading children’s authors have called on Britain’s young people to enter Amnesty International’s Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition.

Amnesty International has condemned the Bahraini authorities’ detention of a 16-year-old boy in an adult prison in violation of international human rights standards.

Taiwan has been urged by human rights groups and anti-capital punishment advocates not to succumb to pressure to revert to the death penalty.