May 2010

Amnesty International has called for Israel to launch an immediate credible and independent investigation into the killing by its armed forces of at least 10 activists on boats protesting the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. As a first step, we have called on the Israeli authorities to make public immediately the rules of engagement issued to the troops who carried out this lethal attack. Posted: 31 May 2010

Amnesty International interim Secretary General called for an international inquiry into the deaths caused by the raid on the aid flotilla in international waters outside Gaza today. Posted: 31 May 2010

Posted: 28 May 2010

A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for international justice, said Amnesty International today in its annual assessment of human rights worldwide. Posted: 26 May 2010

Three deaths of security force members in Northern Ireland, mixed progress on historical public inquiries, Suzanne Breen freedom of expression case and intimidation of Roma in Belfast. Posted: 26 May 2010

The Scottish Government should make the protection of human rights a priority in all of its international relations ensuring that it is not complicit in promoting repression and injustice around the world, said Amnesty International today, launching its annual assessment of human rights worldwide. Posted: 26 May 2010

An imminent UN Security Council resolution to withdraw peacekeeping troops from eastern Chad will put the safety of thousands of refugees and other vulnerable groups at risk, Amnesty International has warned. Posted: 25 May 2010

Response to the announcement by the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, confirming that the UK government will hold an inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in torture and other human rights abuses of individuals detained abroad. Posted: 24 May 2010

The fourteen year sentence imposed on a Malawian couple convicted of gross indecency and unnatural acts is an outrage, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 20 May 2010

Amnesty International is calling on French law-makers to reject a draft law banning the wearing of full face veils in public, which was adopted by the government and put before Parliament today. Posted: 19 May 2010

Thai soldiers must immediately stop firing live ammunition into several large areas in Bangkok where anti-government protesters are gathered, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 18 May 2010

Amnesty International UK expressed its immense disappointment today at the Financial Times decision to pull a new hard-hitting advertisement at the last possible moment. The ad was due to appear today as Shell held its London AGM. Posted: 18 May 2010

Amnesty International calls on the Malawian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a couple convicted today on charges of gross indecency and unnatural acts. Both have denied the charges. Thery are due to be sentenced on Thursday and could face up to 14 years in prison. Posted: 18 May 2010

Amnesty International has urged the Sudanese authorities to end their crackdown on freedom of expression following the arrest of four employees of an opposition newspaper in a late night raid by security forces. Posted: 18 May 2010

Amnesty International today launched a new hard-hitting online video aimed at exposing Shells appalling human rights record in the Niger Delta on the very day that the oil giant is holding its AGM at the Barbican in London. Posted: 18 May 2010

Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, and International PEN call on the Azerbaijani government to comply with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights and immediately release imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev. Posted: 17 May 2010

Amnesty International has supplied legal evidence to the Justice Secretary, Kenny McAskill, indicating that Strathclyde Police has not acted lawfully in setting up a Taser pilot scheme, in which 30 ordinary police officers have been supplied with the potentially lethal weapons. Posted: 17 May 2010

Amnesty International today called on the United Nations to set up an immediate and independent investigation into the massive human rights violations committed by both government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam forces, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers, during the countrys recent civil war. Posted: 17 May 2010

Saudi SArabia new 'sorcery' case Posted: 14 May 2010

Ahead of William Hagues first trip to the United States as the new Foreign Secretary (Friday 14 May), Amnesty International is urging him to prioritise safeguarding womens rights in scheduled talks on Afghanistan. Posted: 13 May 2010