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Amnesty International has launched a new call on Prime Minister David Cameron to urgently secure the release of Shaker Aamer, the last former UK resident held at Guantanamo Bay. Posted: 26 Jun 2013

A Yemeni man held at Guantnamo has become the third person to seek victim status in an ongoing investigation by the Polish Prosecutors Office into Polands involvement in the US-led rendition and secret detention programmes. Posted: 12 Jun 2013

Ahead of a scheduled speech later today from US President Barack Obama on Guantnamo and security issues, Amnesty International has launched a new appeal to the White House to end the dangerous stalemate at Guantnamo, where a mass hunger strike is now over 100 days old. Posted: 23 May 2013

Ahead of a parliamentary debate on the plight of the Guantnamo detainee Shaker Aamer tomorrow, and with hunger strikes at the US detention centre spreading, Amnesty International has issued a new call for the UK government to act on Mr Aamers behalf. Posted: 23 Apr 2013

Amnesty International will take a 20,000-strong petition addressed to US president Barack Obama to the US embassy in London later this week demanding justice for Shaker Aamer, the former UK resident held at Guantnamo Bay. Posted: 11 Feb 2013

President Barack Obama must fulfil a promise he made in 2009 to close the Guantnamo detention facility, said Amnesty International today, ahead of the 11th anniversary of the first detainees being taken to the notorious US naval base in Cuba. Posted: 8 Jan 2013

Amnesty's prestigious awards ceremony recognises the UKs human rights journalists of tomorrow: Fife Student Aine Clarke, is amongst the winners. Posted: 10 May 2012

Amnesty Internationals Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year reached its climax this afternoon with the unveiling of the 2012 winners at a prestigious ceremony in London. Posted: 9 May 2012

Two prize-winning authors have joined the judging panel for the Amnesty International Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition 2012. Anna Perera and Kathryn Cave will sit alongside broadcasters, editors and other industry professionals as they attempt to identify the UKs most gifted young reporters. Posted: 24 Jan 2012

Local Amnesty campaigners will take to the streets of Edinburgh on Saturday 14 January to highlight 10 years of human rights abuses perpetrated at Guantanamo Bay. Posted: 13 Jan 2012

The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantnamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the tenth anniversary of the camp's first detainees' arrival. Posted: 11 Jan 2012

The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantnamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the tenth anniversary (11 January) of the first detainees being transferred to the notorious US detention centre. Posted: 11 Jan 2012

The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights. Posted: 11 Jan 2012

London, 26th August 2011: In the fourth episode of Amnesty TV, which goes live today, comedians take time out at Edinburgh Festival to bring viewers exclusive material about the big human rights stories of the day. Amnesty International, producers of the infamous Secret Policemans Ball, has always had great support from comedians, who value the right to freedom of speech more than most. Posted: 26 Aug 2011

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the worlds biggest human rights organisation, Amnesty International UK has launched Amnesty TV Posted: 29 Jul 2011

The US Attorney General must immediately reconsider his decision to close inquiries into some 100 cases of alleged torture of detainees held in CIA custody, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 1 Jul 2011

Amnesty International has written to the Prime Minister David Cameron calling on him to raise the case of the Guantnamo detainee Shaker Aamer when he meets US President Barack Obama during the US leaders visit to the UK next week. Posted: 20 May 2011

Growing demands for freedom and justice across the Middle East and North Africa and the rise of social media offer an unprecedented opportunity for human rights change but this change stands on a knife-edge, said Amnesty International as it launched its global human rights report on the eve of its 50th anniversary. Posted: 13 May 2011

Amnesty International today renewed its call on US authorities to release or give fair trials to remaining Guantanamo Bay detainees, after leaked files revealed fresh details about those held at the detention centre. Posted: 26 Apr 2011

Amnesty International has called on the Cuban authorities to release an activist on hunger strike who was detained for his human rights work three months ago and is set to face trial at the end of March. Posted: 11 Mar 2011