Amnesty International

"Toast To Freedom" is dedicated to human rights activism around the world. Nearly 50 artists contributed to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.

Death penalty 2011: Alarming levels of executions in the few countries that kill

Countries that carried out executions in 2011 did so at an alarming rate but those employing capital punishment has decreased by more than a third compared to a decade ago, Amnesty International found in its annual review of death sentences and executions.

Syria: New report finds systemic and widespread torture and ill-treatment in detention

People caught up in the massive wave of arrests in the wake of the Syrian uprising have been thrust into a nightmarish world of systemic torture

Banning of LGBTI demonstrations creates a dangerous climate in Moldova

The Moldovan government should reverse a move by four local councils effectively to ban outright demonstrations by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, Amnesty International said.