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Amnesty welcomes first conviction for human trafficking in Northern Ireland
A businessman who forced women into prostitution after luring them to Belfast with the promise of restaurant work was convicted today of trafficking offences. Posted: 3 Feb 2012
Glasgow event: Wanted - a bulletproof global Arms Trade Treaty
Scottish arms control campaigner, politicians, campaigning organisations and activists to hold Glasgow launch event for Amnesty Scotland's campaign for a global Arms Trade Treaty. Posted: 3 Feb 2012
Amnesty volunteers on Sting's 2012 'Back to Bass' tour will raise awareness of campaign
Stings Back To Bass tour in early 2012 will provide a platform for Amnesty International to raise awareness on the organisations campaign against oil pollution and human rights abuse in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Posted: 2 Feb 2012
South Korea: release activist charged over Kim Jon-Il retweet
The South Korean authorities should immediately release a social media activist accused of helping "the enemy" for re-tweeting messages from North Korea's official government Twitter account, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 1 Feb 2012
Russia must not block efforts to end atrocities in Syria
"Russia's threats to abort a binding UN resolution on Syria for the second time are utterly irresponsible. Russia bears a heavy responsibility for allowing the brutal crackdown to continue" Posted: 1 Feb 2012
USA: Clarify basis for drone killings in Pakistan
The USA must disclose details of the legal and factual basis for the lethal use of drones in Pakistan, after Obama confirmed that the unmanned aircraft are used to target suspected militants in the country's tribal areas. Posted: 31 Jan 2012
Somalia: killing of journalist 'Hassan Fantastic' highlights need for international community to call for justice
Second journalist in six weeks to be killed in Somalia Amnesty International has urged the international community to call on the Somali authorities to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on journalists after the latest killing of a Mogadishu reporter. Posted: 31 Jan 2012
Haiti: Dropping of Baby Doc case a disgrace says Amnesty International
Haitis judicial authorities have dealt yet another blow to the victims of the former leader Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier after the criminal case against the former president-for-life was dropped. He had been charged with grave human rights violations. Posted: 31 Jan 2012
Bahrain: Release woman activist convicted of listening to 'revolutionary music'
The Bahraini authorities must release the first woman activist to be convicted over her involvement in last year's pro-reform demonstrations, Amnesty International said today after a court rejected her appeal and upheld her prison sentence. Posted: 30 Jan 2012
Bahrain: UK tear gas exports must be more closely scrutinised
Amnesty International has today criticised the UKs decision to export tear gas to Bahrain where multiple deaths have been caused as a result of the use of this weapon by the countrys security forces. Posted: 27 Jan 2012
London: Boris Johnson's 2012 Ethics Commisioner quits in row over Dow
The reputation of the London 2012 Olympic Games suffered a serious blow today after the resignation of ethics commissioner Meredith Alexander over her concerns about the sponsorship deal with Dow, a company associated with the largest chemical disaster of our time. Posted: 26 Jan 2012
Bahrain's use of tear gas against protesters has caused multiple deaths
Bahrain must investigate more than a dozen deaths that followed the misuse of tear gas by security forces, Amnesty International has said after another person was seriously injured by a tear gas canister in Manama this week. Posted: 26 Jan 2012
UK: Enforced removals report echoes Amnesty's concerns
Amnesty International has welcomed the report today by the Home Affairs select Committee into the Rules governing enforced removals from the UK. Posted: 26 Jan 2012
Libya: fresh reports of deaths of detainees amid widespread torture
Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and months amid widespread torture and ill-treatment of suspected pro-al-Gaddafi fighters and loyalists, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 26 Jan 2012
Socks appeal! Campaign launched to highlight plight of Mexico migrants
Donations of a humble, yet vital, item of clothing are being asked for by Amnesty International to highlight the plight of the thousands of migrants travelling across Central America every year. Posted: 26 Jan 2012
Libya: Fresh reports of deaths of detainees amid widespread torture
Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and months amid widespread torture and ill-treatment of suspected pro-al-Gaddafi fighters and loyalists. Posted: 26 Jan 2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball is Back
The funniest night of the decade has been set for Sunday 4 March with the announcement today of the return of the Secret Policeman's Ball. Posted: 26 Jan 2012
Amnesty: UK mustn't use chairmanship to chip away at protections
Responding to Prime Minister David Camerons address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Prime in Strasbourg today, Tara Lyle, Policy Adviser at Amnesty International UK, said: Posted: 25 Jan 2012
France: 'Armenian genocide' bill threatens freedom of expression
A bill passed by the French Senate yesterday would violate freedom of expression by making it a criminal offence to publicly question events termed genocide under French law, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 24 Jan 2012
Egypt: Release of blogger Maikel Nabil is the end of a 'cruel ordeal'
The release of an Egyptian blogger and prisoner of conscience whose trial was flagrantly unfair comes months too late. Posted: 24 Jan 2012
