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A French citizen who has been detained in Venezuela since late June has been released, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday.

The landmark trial is only possible because of a French law which allows its courts to try suspected crimes against humanity that took place overseas.

Chadema party says deputy secretary general arrested and calls election of incumbent president fraudulent

Letters: Sara Rydkvist, the Hong Kong programme director of Amnesty International, and Francis Bown on the threat from China to academic freedom on British campuses

Tunisia’s migration policy is under scrutiny two years on from a deal with the European Union intended to discourage illegal migration from the North African country, and from a "replacement theory" speech the same year by President Kais Saied on the "dangers" of black migration. A recent Amnesty International report…

The US president, Donald Trump, is threatening military action in Nigeria over what he sees as the persecution of Christians there. He has accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to prevent radical Islamists from committing “mass slaughter” against Christians in the west African nation.

The European Convention on Human Rights was first signed on November 4 1950 and came into force on September 3 1953.

Teens can be shown self-harm and suicide content on TikTok within minutes of joining the app, Amnesty International has warned, as families in France pursue legal action and MPs examine the platform’s impact on young users.

Incumbent leader, 83, is accused of cracking down on political dissent and overseeing unequal economic growth