GCHR reports that Ali Abdullah Al Khaja died after years of arbitrary detention, isolation from family, and imprisonment past his sentence, urging an independent investigation and the release of all ...

Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah was released from prison on Monday, ending a six-year detention on charges widely decried as politically motivated, after the Egyptian government pardoned ...

Ingabire Day, a day of solidarity and support for Madame Victoire Ingabire and other prisoners of conscience in Rwanda, was celebrated in October to commemorate her October 2010 arrest. Rwanda has one ...

Belarusian prisoner of conscience and opposition politician Mikalai Statkevich was released from imprisonment on Friday after suffering a stroke in January. Following his release, Amnesty ...

Following last night’s presidential pardon of about 700 people, including many detained solely for expressing their political views or participating in peaceful protests over the period 1 January 2015 ...

Thousands of detainees in Iran, including political prisoners and children, are at risk of injury and death from US and ...

Detainees in Jau Prison and Dry Dock remain confined in overcrowded facilities near strike sites, unable to seek shelter, as calls grow to release political prisoners and vulnerable detainees. This ...

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison over various offences, including collusion with foreign forces and sedition under colonial-era laws. The 78-year-old was ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday declared two human rights lawyers and an evangelical pastor arrested in El Salvador as prisoners of conscience and called for their immediate release. The Barron's ...