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Amnesty International today demanded the immediate arrest of an army major accused of torturing a 15-year-old Nepalese girl to death. Posted: 8 Dec 2009

More than 200,000 civilians in central Mindanao are still vulnerable to human rights abuses despite the recent ceasefire between the Philippine army and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), warns Amnesty International in a new report published today. Posted: 25 Aug 2009

Amnesty is seriously concerned about this latest weapon by Taser. This is effectively a shotgun that fires electric-shock bullets. Posted: 24 Aug 2009

Management and police deny workers access to food, water and medical treatment. Posted: 31 Jul 2009

The forced eviction of 60 low-income families in central Phnom Penh on Thursday and Friday was strongly condemned by Amnesty International today. Posted: 17 Jul 2009

Responding to the video footage which shows a man being shot twice with a Taser gun, Amnesty International UK's Arms Programme Director, Oliver Sprague said: Posted: 16 Jun 2009

Amnesty International today (24 March) revealed that the number of executions in 2008 rose significantly compared to the previous year, while more countries in Asia made use of the death penalty than any other region of the world. Posted: 24 Mar 2009

The death of a 15-year-old boy in Michigan, USA after he was shocked with a Taser gun reinforces the need for greater caution to be applied in the roll out of Tasers to frontline police officers in the UK, said Amnesty International. Posted: 24 Mar 2009

Amnesty International today (9 January) called on the UK government to suspend all military exports to Israel until there is no longer a substantial risk that such equipment will be used for serious violations of human rights. Posted: 9 Jan 2009

Tasers are inherently open to abuse and are not as safe as the industry would suggest, said Amnesty International today Posted: 16 Dec 2008

Tasers are inherently open to abuse and are not as safe as the industry would suggest, said Amnesty International today Posted: 16 Dec 2008

Amnesty International today called for guarantees that the Taser electro-shock weapon would not be deployed any wider than specialist firearms officers in Northern Ireland. Posted: 25 Nov 2008

Amnesty International today called upon the Home Office to guarantee that the Taser electro-shock weapon would not be deployed any wider than firearms officers and a limited number of specially trained officers across the UK. Posted: 24 Nov 2008

Amnesty International today strongly criticised a call made by Gregory Campbell MP for the use of the death penalty in the UK and internationally. Posted: 30 Oct 2009

As the Beijing Olympics drew to a close, Amnesty International today (24 Aug) accused the Chinese authorities of prioritising image over substance as it continued to persecute and punish activists and journalists during the Games. Posted: 24 Aug 2008

Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International's Northern Ireland office stated: Posted: 21 Aug 2008

Amnesty International today demanded the immediate release of Beijing housing rights activist Ye Guozhu Posted: 23 Jul 2008

With 100 days to go until the Beijing Olympics, Amnesty International today Posted: 30 Apr 2008

As UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband heads to China this week, Amnesty International has urged him to insist that peaceful protests during the Beijing Olympics are not met with state violence. Posted: 21 Feb 2008

Amnesty International has criticised the Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde's decision to train PSNI officers in the use of Tasers from next week, despite not meeting human rights and equality standards as set down by the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Equality Commission. Posted: 10 Jan 2008