Ukrainian civil society leaders have started a petition demanding Agnes Callamard resign as Secretary General of Amnesty International, following a controversial report on the war in Ukraine. Amnesty ...

FILE - In this May 5, 2017, file photo, Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, waits for her turn to speak at a drug policy forum at University of the Philippines, in ...

A United Nations expert who irked the Philippines with a surprise visit said on Saturday she was keen to return and investigate alleged summary killings, but only if President Rodrigo Duterte drops ...

Dr. Agnes Callamard is a fierce champion of human rights in general and the right to freedom of expression and information specifically. A former IFEX Council member, Callamard has advocated for ...

A top Saudi official issued a death threat against Agnès Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur behind the investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to Callamard’s office.

BEIRUT (AP) — The secretary general of Amnesty International said Saturday that the new authorities in Syria have taken steps to show commitment to reform, transitional justice and reconciliation but ...

As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces up to 175 years in prison if he is extradited to the U.S. under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, Amnesty ...

483 people are known to have been executed in 2020. It’s the lowest number of executions a decade. But more work remains to abolish it. Advertisement Meta ...

LONDON – Agnes Callamard, who led a United Nations’ investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has been appointed the new leader of Amnesty International. The international ...