The Latest Breaking News from Amnesty International

As countries mark World Day Against the Death Penalty on Friday – a day after France honoured Robert Badinter, the man who ended it in the country – experts say capital punishment is still failing to stop crime and instead fuels violence.

Hundreds of arrests at pro-Palestine rallies have ignited outrage across Britain, as Amnesty International condemns the UK's tightening crackdown on peaceful protest and questions grow over the country's commitment to free expression.

The issue of banning Israel from international competition is not on the agenda for Thursday’s Fifa Council meeting

The letter, signed by Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard, argues the Israeli Football Association have breached Fifa statutes, amid growing calls for its exclusion

KEIR Starmer’s plans for Digital ID will “put the rights of all people in the UK at risk”, Amnesty International has said.

Amnesty International has said the report ‘exposes a disturbing pattern of unlawful covert surveillance of journalists’.

But the McCullough Review has identified more than 20 attempts made by the police service to identify journalists’ sources.

Health experts warn of rising cholera cases in Pakistan amid catastrophic floods and strained healthcare.

Cameroon on Monday is marking ​​five years since protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) were violently repressed by the authorities. More than 500 people were arbitrarily arrested, 36 of whom remain in jail. As the country gears up for presidential elections, human rights group Amnesty International is calling…