06/02/2015 – Bulgaria’s failure to adequately investigate and prosecute hate crimes is fuelling fear, discrimination and ultimately violence.

One year on from this tragic incident, victims and their families are still waiting for justice, while the investigation has been blocked and stalled.

05/02/2015 – Following our letter of 24 June 2014 containing Amnesty International’s recommendations to Italy’s Presidency to the European Union (EU), and the end of the Presidency, we are publishing our evaluation of the Italian Presidency’s implementation of these recommendations on human rights.

05/02/2015 – Amnesty International evaluates the Italian EU Presidency’s implementation of its recommendations on human rights in the EU.

With close to 4 million refugees, the scale of the crisis is overwhelming. This report tells the stories of the real people behind the numbers, in their own words.

03/02/2015 – Amnesty International met with refugees from Syria in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. They spoke of loss, uncertainty, hardships, hopes and dreams. These are their stories.

The Hungarian government’s NGO witch-hunt has sent a chilling message to everyone who speaks out against human rights abuses, corruption and homophobia. The Hungarian authorities must stop this campaign against independent critical voices and Angela Merkel and other EU leaders must urgently insist that they do so.

The UK has consistently evaded the question of Diego Garcia. This new information must finally trigger a truthful response from the UK authorities.

A “wheel of torture” at an undisclosed police safe house in Laguna province, south of Manila, Philippines. © Philippine Commission on Human Rights

Torture is no laughing matter, even if police in the Philippines have tried to reduce it to a game.