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Human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged France to amend its law on crimes against humanity committed abroad. This would make it possible for people suspected of war crimes in Ukraine or Syria, for example, to be brought to justice in France. But there are significant judicial hurdles.

Hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the drama theater during the March siege of Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that Russian troops destroyed and now occupy.

Amnesty International says the Palestinian Authority has failed to hold its security forces accountable for the death of an activist in police custody a year ago

Carine Kanimba has slammed Boris Johnson for shaking the hand of Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame, who she claims was behind the "abduction" and imprisonment of her exiled father Paul Rusesabagina

Two men are accused of ‘subverting state power’, as new human rights index ranks China last.

Amnesty International has called on Fifa to earmark at least $440 million (over £350m) to support projects to compensate the families of migrant workers in the Gulf state

THE grounding of the first flight intended to deport refugees from the UK to Rwanda earlier this week, following a last-minute intervention by the…

NSW premier says John Barilaro’s new role ‘no surprise’ to him; government ministers say Assange case ‘should be brought to a close’. This blog is now closed

The Home Secretary signed an order on Friday to approve the extradition.