March 2011

Thousands of people, many who left North Africa following recent unrest, are stranded on the Italian island of Lampedusa in appalling conditions, an Amnesty International delegation on the island said today. Posted: 31 Mar 2011

The Libyan authorities must end their campaign to discredit Eman al-Obeidi, said Amnesty International, after the government said she was being sued by the security officials who she says raped her. Posted: 31 Mar 2011

Amnesty International today (31 March) welcomed the publication of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Human Rights Report 2011. But the organisation warned that the report reveals inconsistencies between policies facilitating arms sales to the Middle East and North Africa, and the UKs stated aims of upholding human rights and protecting civilians in the region. Posted: 31 Mar 2011

The Egyptian authorities should scrap a draft law aimed at criminalising strikes and protests, Amnesty International said ahead of demonstrations against the law set for tomorrow. Posted: 31 Mar 2011

Cte dIvoire civilians are at immediate risk of massive human rights violations, Amnesty International warned today, as forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara reach the countrys commercial capital Abidjan. Posted: 31 Mar 2011

The re-imposition of 20-year jail terms on seven leaders of Iran's Baha'i religious minority is vindictive, Amnesty International said today as it made a renewed call for their immediate release. Posted: 31 Mar 2011

Amnesty International has demanded the release of a Belarusian student sentenced for taking part in a post-election protest - the third similar conviction in the past week. Posted: 30 Mar 2011

As the new government is installed in Burma today, Donna Guest, Amnesty Internationals Asia Pacific Deputy Director said: Posted: 30 Mar 2011

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has missed a crucial opportunity to lift the countrys repressive state of emergency in a key speech today amid ongoing protests, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 30 Mar 2011

Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi have carried out a spate of enforced disappearances in an attempt to crush growing opposition to his rule. Posted: 29 Mar 2011

Amnesty International is calling for controversial measures in a new policing bill due to be debated tomorrow (30 March) to be dropped, warning that it could lead to suspected war criminals in the UK evading justice. Posted: 29 Mar 2011

The Chinese authorities must reveal the whereabouts of a political blogger and commentator who has not been seen since Sunday and is believed to be detained, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 29 Mar 2011

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Ivory Coast (UNOCI) must urgently protect thousands of displaced people sheltering in a Catholic mission in the west of the country amid fierce fighting, said Amnesty International today. Posted: 29 Mar 2011

Countries that use the death penalty are increasingly isolated following a decade of progress toward abolition, Amnesty International has said today (28 March), as it published its annual assessment of the global use of the death penalty. Posted: 28 Mar 2011

The Libyan authorities must thoroughly investigate the case of a woman who said she had been raped by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 28 Mar 2011

Amnesty International has reacted with dismay to a major setback for Troy Davis, the 42-year-old man on death row in the US state of Georgia. Posted: 28 Mar 2011

At least 55 people are believed to have been killed during a week of unrest in and around the Syrian town of Deraa, Amnesty International said today as protests spread across the country. Posted: 25 Mar 2011

The Chinese authorities should immediately release prominent pro-democracy activist Liu Xianbin, Amnesty International said today, after the dissident was jailed for ten years for writing articles which were critical of the government. Posted: 25 Mar 2011

Amnesty International has condemned the bombing in Jerusalem this week which clearly targeted Israeli civilians, and urged Israel to stop firing mortars on residential areas, following an Israeli attack which killed four Palestinian civilians in Gaza City earlier in the week. Posted: 25 Mar 2011

Amnesty International has today called on authorities in Zimbabwe to end the harassment of Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, the two leaders of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise, commonly known as WOZA. Posted: 25 Mar 2011