The founder of human rights group Amnesty International, Peter Benenson, has passed away aged 83. He died on Friday at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, after a long illness. The British lawyer set ...

Speaking on Amnesty's 40th anniversary, Mr Benenson paid tribute to the organisation's "many victories". But he went on to warn: "The challenges are still great. "Only when the last prisoner of ...

Amnesty International, an organization that has faced criticism for previously accusing Israel of “apartheid” and “genocide” in Gaza, has suspended its Israeli branch, citing “anti ...

Amnesty International has suspended its Israel branch for engaging in “endemic anti-Palestinian racism” and for criticizing the human rights group’s positions.

Amnesty International was started by one man, Peter Benenson, back in 1961, becoming the world's leading human rights organisation, campaigning against injustice and inequality around the globe. And ...

The Jerusalem Post quoted Amnesty International interim chair Tiumalu Lauvale Peter Fa’afiu saying “We take this action in response to evidence of endemic anti-Palestinian racism within AI ...

Amnesty International has reportedly suspended its Israel branch for not toeing the movement’s line that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, and accused the Israel branch of “anti ...