The Egyptian authorities must immediately drop charges against a woman blogger and activist accused of defaming the military on Twitter, Amnesty International said today.

During a press conference after his visit to Cairo, Secretary General of Amnesty International Salil Shetty stated that the Egyptian authorities must earn the trust of the people by abolishing

Amnesty International's Annual Report of 2011 for Bahrain indicates a dismal picture of human rights in the country with unfair trials, arrests of anti-government activists, repression of freedom of expression,

Speaking to Ikhwanweb co-founder for the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Dr. Saad Ketatni expressed its rejection of an amnesty for the ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

At least 75 people have been killed in Syria during mass protests, local human rights activists told Amnesty International, as the government launched its deadliest crackdown yet on demonstrators calling

Many human rights organizations have condemned the Iraqi government’s inhuman attack against residents of Camp Ashraf, leaving 35 dead, and more than 300 wounded with many are in critical condition.

The Egyptian authorities should scrap a draft law aimed at criminalizing strikes and protests, Amnesty International said ahead of demonstrations against the law set for Friday.

The Tunisian Islamist movement El Nahda, which had been formerly banned under the ousted Dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, has finally been legalized allowing the movement to form a

Salil Shetty Secretary General of Amnesty International called for the immediate and safe release of his colleagues and others with them.

Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities not to clamp down on the scheduled nationwide demonstrations January 25, following reports of police threats to opposition members.