February 2011

Campaigners today called on governments meeting at the United Nations to ensure no weapons or munitions are sold to human rights abusers. Posted: 28 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has called on the Omani authorities to rein in their security forces after at least two people were reported to have been killed when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters over the weekend. Posted: 28 Feb 2011

Amnesty International today urged the Chinese authorities to stop detaining and harassing more than one hundred activists targeted in an apparent attempt to block anti-government demonstrations inspired by protests across the Middle East. Posted: 25 Feb 2011

Amnesty International today expressed shock that at least 45 Zimbabwean activists have been charged with treason and could face the death penalty following their arrest at a lecture on the protests in North Africa. Posted: 25 Feb 2011

Amnesty International today called on the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court and impose an immediate arms embargo, ahead of a planned session in New York on 25 February. Posted: 25 Feb 2011

The government of Pakistan must address the alarming number of killings and abductions in Balochistan attributed to government forces in recent months, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 24 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has welcomed the release of 23 opposition activists in Bahrain, but called for an independent investigation into claims that some of them were tortured while in custody. Posted: 24 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has condemned the conviction in South Korea of eight members of the Socialist Workers League (SWL), a small association that espouses socialism. Posted: 24 Feb 2011

Amnesty International today expressed shock that at least 45 Zimbabwean activists have been charged with treason and could face the death penalty following their arrest at a lecture on the protests in North Africa. Posted: 24 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has urged Cuban authorities to end the harassment of relatives of a human rights activist who died during a hunger strike last year. Posted: 23 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to step up reforms to its justice system following the conviction of a military general for crimes against humanity. Posted: 23 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has today accused the international community of failing the Libyan people in their hour of greatest need as Colonel Gaddafi threatened to cleanse Libya house by house. Posted: 23 Feb 2011

Amnesty International today urged the Yemeni authorities to end its crackdown on anti-government demonstrations after two protesters were reported to have been killed in Sanaa. Posted: 23 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has urged the Bahraini authorities to ensure the safety of people participating in peaceful protests and of all detainees after one demonstrator described how police tortured him and his friend repeatedly late last week. Posted: 23 Feb 2011

Commenting ahead of tomorrow's Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee debate on Migration and Trafficking John Watson, Programme Director of Amnesty in Scotland, said: 'Whilst we welcome the comprehensive nature of the inquiry and subsequent report by the Scottish Parliament, we have two outstanding concerns - the lack of a clear picture of how traffickers are being tackled and an apparent bias in support for victims of trafficking.' Posted: 22 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has today called on the UN Security Council and the Arab League to launch an immediate mission to Libya to investigate events that have left hundreds of protesters dead. Posted: 22 Feb 2011

A Leicestershire company may have supplied Colonel Gaddafis Libyan government forces with armoured crowd control vehicles used to crush protests in which as many as 200 people have reportedly been killed, said Amnesty International today. Posted: 22 Feb 2011

Human rights violations including sexual violence and unlawful killings are being perpetrated by forces loyal to Ivory Coasts outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo and also to internationally recognised incumbent Alassane Ouattara, an Amnesty International investigation has revealed. Posted: 22 Feb 2011

Amnesty International today called for a rigorous review of PSNI training of overseas police forces in light of the killings of protestors by Libyan and Bahraini police. Posted: 22 Feb 2011

Amnesty International has urged the Bahraini authorities to ensure the safety of people participating in peaceful protests and of all detainees after one demonstrator described how police tortured him and his friend repeatedly late last week Posted: 22 Feb 2011