Amnesty says that while numbers dropped due to pandemic, figures for Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia show region is 'truly out of sync with the rest of the world'

Annual report from international rights group accuses Jewish state of 'systematic violations,' including torture, carried out 'with impunity'

Agnes Callamard also led the investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi, concluded it was likely state-sanctioned by Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International calls for immediate release of labor activist Mehran Raoof, who was reportedly arrested while helping to translate English-language news articles into Persian

Prison group says Behnam Mahjoubi, held since 2018 protests by Sufi sect, was 'poisoned' by drugs; rights groups say he suffered from a panic disorder and allege he was tortured

Former Trump official says policy introduced after Trump lost election faced pushback over free speech concerns, State Department did not have time to get ball rolling

Issa Amro, who is known for taking part in demonstrations against settlers and alleged rights violations, is convicted on 6 charges

Human rights group charges Israel obligated under international law, but Oslo Accords put health care in hands of PA, who have not asked Israel for aid in securing shots

Human rights group accuses home-sharing company of failing to divulge its activity in the West Bank to shareholders

Rights groups have long campaigned for justice over what they describe as the extrajudicial executions of thousands of mainly young people across Iran just as the Iraq war ended