November 2011

The two death sentences handed down in Belarus today followed a trial that has failed to meet international fair trial standards, said Amnesty International. Posted: 30 Nov 2011

Responding to a decision earlier this week to commute the sentences of five United Arab Emirates activists who had been convicted of insulting UAE officials, a coalition of human rights organisations has called for their convictions themselves to be expunged. Posted: 30 Nov 2011

What we can see today with the publication today of reports by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church is barely a glimpse into the horror of abuse suffered by children in parishes in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Posted: 30 Nov 2011

The authorities in the USA must ban the imposition of life without parole sentences against children and review the cases of more than 2,500 prisoners currently serving such sentences to bring them into line with international law, Amnesty International said today as it published a new report on the issue. Posted: 30 Nov 2011

The Azerbaijan Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of the 20-year-old political activist Jabbar Savalan. The news was greeted with disappointment by Amnesty International, who have been campaigning relentlessly for his release. Posted: 29 Nov 2011

The success of the US Secretary of States visit to Burma should be measured on whether the authorities respond immediately by undertaking bold and far-reaching human rights reforms, Amnesty International said in a statement today. Posted: 29 Nov 2011

Amnesty International has urged states to act on a UN report confirming that Syrian security forces committed crimes against humanity during their violent crackdown on demonstrators this year. Posted: 29 Nov 2011

The Italian authorities must act immediately to combat discrimination against Roma and provide redress for those affected by the widespread human rights violations perpetrated under the illegal state of emergency, Amnesty International said in a new report today. Posted: 29 Nov 2011

New Amnesty Write for Rights campaign launches today. Thousands of people across the UK and throughout the world will write a hand-written letter on behalf of one of ten Amnesty cases. Posted: 28 Nov 2011

An Amnesty International fact-finding team is in Egypt and available for interview. Posted: 25 Nov 2011

On 1st December, acclaimed artist Stuart Semple will host a live-art-letter-writing event in the Amnesty Shop @ BOXPARK (Amnestys first retail concept store, featuring collaborations by British creatives such as Stuart). Members of the public can make their voices heard in support of Amnesty Internationals Write for Rights campaign, in the lead up to Human Rights Day (10th December). Posted: 25 Nov 2011

A new 75-strong set of Bob Dylan cover songs is being released in support of Amnesty Internationals human rights work. Posted: 25 Nov 2011

The International Criminal Court (ICC) must end the confusion over where Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi should be tried, Amnesty International has said, after the courts prosecutor said that the Libyan authorities can put him on trial in Libya. Posted: 25 Nov 2011

A power-transfer agreement reportedly granting Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and others immunity from prosecution in exchange for leaving office, deals a serious blow to victims of human rights violations, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 24 Nov 2011

Authorities in Cameroon must immediately release two men who have been sentenced to five years in prison by a court in Yaounde for homosexual acts, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 24 Nov 2011

The Belarusian authorities must immediately release a prominent human rights activist convicted today on politically motivated financial charges, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 24 Nov 2011

On Nov 28 Amnesty International launches its first-ever concept shopping emporium, in London's unique shipping-container-department-store, BOXPARK Shoreditch Posted: 24 Nov 2011

Lengthy prison sentences given to 16 men, among them prominent advocates of reform who had tried to set up a human rights association in Saudi Arabia, are a worrying development, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 24 Nov 2011

A 20-year prison sentence for sending four text messages deemed offensive to the Queen of Thailand is a blow to freedom of expression, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 24 Nov 2011

Cambodian women are increasingly at the forefront of the battle against a wave of forced evictions sweeping the country, Amnesty International said today in a new report that urges the government to halt the practice. Posted: 24 Nov 2011