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Some 20 countries executed 883 people in 2022, a more than fifty percent increase from the year before, according to rights group Amnesty International. And the number does not include the thousands of people believed to have been executed in China, for which it is impossible to get transparent figures.

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

In its annual report for 2022, rights group Amnesty International criticises the West for double standards regarding human rights abuses around the world. Amnesty underlines the silence of western governments on Saudi Arabia's rights record, widespread repression in Egypt, and Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

Amnesty International urges sport’s international governing body to help abused workers and their families rebuild lives

Detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s decision to escalate a hunger strike in prison to a refusal to drink water has raised the stakes and shone a spotlight on human rights violations as Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit. For his mother, the time has come for the world to…

Amnesty International calls on countries and companies to stop the supply of aviation fuel to Myanmar’s military rulers.

So far this year, at least 160 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The highly symbolic choice of laureates from three nations at centre of Ukraine war have spurred a flurry of reaction.

Representatives seek delay in court proceeding over Khashoggi murder after news crown prince has been named prime minister

Hanan Elatr also plans to sue Saudi and UAE governments over alleged surveillance attempts on her

Saudi crown prince accused of complicity in murder of Jamal Khashoggi is welcomed in Paris