Amnesty International described it as a “human slaughterhouse,” where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.

Amnesty International has once again set off alarm bells with a sensationalist report claiming that over 10,000 people have been killed by bandits and armed groups in Northern Nigeria since ...

Amnesty International is urging for a constitutional amendment to completely abolish the death penalty from Ghana's legal framework. By the end of 2024, close to 200 individuals remained on death ...

Russia banned Amnesty International on Monday by classing it as an "undesirable organisation" for backing Ukraine against Russia, drawing a rebuke from the group which said it would redouble ...

Russian authorities have outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense.

Russian authorities have outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense.

The Russian government announced Monday that the nonprofit Amnesty International is no longer welcome within its borders.

Amnesty International also recently condemned the Russian failure to provide justice and transparency concerning the death of political opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Due to the current ban as an ...

Amnesty International pledged to redouble its efforts to expose human rights violations in Russia after Moscow labeled the group an "undesirable organization," effectively outlawing it and making ...

The decision by the Russian Prosecutor General’s office, announced in an online statement, is the latest in the unrelenting crackdown on Kremlin critics, journalists and activists that ...

Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists Russia's list of “undesirable organizations” currently covers 223 entities, including prominent independent news ...