Amnesty International today urged Canadian authorities to arrest and either prosecute or extradite former US President George W. Bush for his role in torture, ahead

The 11-year sentence handed down to leading human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is another blatant attempt by the Iranian government to crush human rights organizations,

Compelling evidence emerged that a number of detainees, both women and men, had been raped and otherwise tortured in detention, but instead of investigating allegations

Reza Shahabi, a leading member of an independent but unrecognized trade union in Iran, remains detained in Evin Prison, Tehran, where he has begun a

Amnesty International today condemned the executions in Iran of four Kurdish political activists and another Iranian man, all convicted of “moharebeh” (enmity against God)”. The

Lebanese national ‘Ali Hussain Sibat and another unidentified man, could be executed at any time if their sentences are upheld by the appeal and Supreme

Amnesty International has condemned the execution of an alleged juvenile offender in Iran on Thursday, at least the fifth such execution in 2009. Mosleh Zamani

Amnesty International is calling on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to immediately retract his statement on Wednesday that criticising the outcome of June’s presidential election is a

Torture allegations now emerging in Iran must be urgently and independently investigated, Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary General said today, as she urged Supreme Leader

به دنبال دستگیریهای گسترده تظاهرکنندگان و فعالین سیاسی در ایراندرطی هفته های اخیر و بعد از انتخابات ریاست جمهوری مورد اعتراض مردم, سازمان عفو بین

The detainees’ families were told in May that they were now facing the additional charge of mofsed fil arz (being corrupt on earth), which can

Iran’s presidential election on 12 June, took place against a backdrop of discrimination, worsening repression of dissent and violent unrest. In the days following the

Iran’s presidential election on 12 June, will take place against a backdrop of discrimination, worsening repression of dissent and violent unrest.  In the run-up to

WHAT: Demonstration to stop the execution of Delara Darabi WHEN: From 9am, Monday 20 April 2009 WHERE: Iranian embassy, 16 Princes Gate, London SW7 1PT

Last Friday, Senator Kyl introduced an amendment to the Omnibus Appropriations bill, which adds the following line to page 942: “None of the funds appropriated

Other targets included former members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces and other activists of the Fatah party. Most of the victims were abducted

The multitude of especially severe violations that marked the early years of the Islamic Republic declined over time, but today the human rights situation still

Despite promises made by Ayatollah Khomeini that all Iranians would be free, the past 30 years have been characterised by persistent human rights violations. The

Blogger Hossein Derakhshan was arrested at his family home in Tehran on 1 November 2008. Denied access to his family and to legal representation, no