Amnesty International

February 25, 2015

Amnesty International publishes Global Report on human rights

Amnesty International has published its flagship report ‘State of the world’s human rights 2014 / 2015’.
February 10, 2015

Military commission process at Guantánamo 'inherently unfair'

A US military court hearing about five alleged plotters of the 11 September 2001 attacks was abruptly halted this week.
February 3, 2015

Hungary told to end 'unprecedented crackdown' on NGOs

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been called upon to ask the Hungarian authorities to stop their attack on NGOs.
January 29, 2015

Nigerian authorities 'repeatedly warned' of Boko Haram attacks

New evidence shows that the Nigerian authorities were clearly warned of impending Boko Haram attacks on Baga and Monguno.
January 20, 2015

USA's 'partners in crime' must act after Senate torture report

European governments that cooperated with the CIA’s secret detention, interrogation, and torture operations must come clean, says Amnesty.
January 18, 2015

Decision on Raif Badawi flogging exposes its shocking brutality

The flogging of Raif Badawi was not carried out on Friday 16 January 2015, apparently on medical grounds, which in themselves are deeply disturbing.
January 16, 2015

New satellite images confirm scope and horror of Boko Haram killings

Satellite images provide indisputable and shocking proof of the scale of last week’s attack on the towns of Baga and Doron Baga by Boko Haram.
January 16, 2015

Turkish criminal probe into 'insult to religion' is 'threat to freedom'

A criminal investigation has been launched against one of Turkey’s largest daily newspapers for “insulting religious values” in relation to Charlie Hebdo reporting.
January 11, 2015

Boko Haram commit mass slaughter in Nigeria

Around 2,000 civilians have been slaughtered by the armed group Boko Haram in north east Nigeria, with thousands more being forced to flee.
January 9, 2015

Flogging of Saudi Arabian on-line activist 'vicious act of cruelty'

A witness has told Amnesty that the flogging of Saudi Arabian activist Raif Badawi took place on 9 January in front of al-Jafali mosque, Jeddah.