April 2011

The Egyptian authorities must abolish a recent law criminalising peaceful protests and strikes, Amnesty International said ahead of tomorrows planned protests for International Workers Day in Cairos Tahrir Square. Posted: 30 Apr 2011

The Turkish government is failing to protect the rights of working people, Amnesty International said today (29 April) ahead of May Day as it launched a global campaign for workers rights in Turkey. Posted: 30 Apr 2011

Authorities in Bahrain must not allow the execution of four protesters sentenced to death by a military court over the killing of two police officers in anti-government demonstrations last month. Posted: 28 Apr 2011

The Yemeni president and his political allies must not be given immunity from prosecution as the price for ending the countrys spiralling human rights crisis, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 27 Apr 2011

Amnesty International has condemned a recent sharp rise in the rate of public executions in Iran - which have included the first executions of juvenile offenders in the world this year. Posted: 27 Apr 2011

A United Nations report on war crimes committed during the final stages of Sri Lankas civil war underscores the need for international accountability for those responsible. The report concluded that tens of thousands of civilians were killed in northern Sri Lanka from January to May 2009. Posted: 26 Apr 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

The UN Security Council must refer the situation in Syria to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International said today, amid escalating government violence against protesters calling for reform. Posted: 26 Apr 2011

The Syrian government's brutal reaction to its people's demand for change has reached a new and outrageous low, as army tanks continued to shell residential areas in the southern city of Dera'a. After the Syrian army deployed in Dera'a earlier today, tanks were used to shell civilian buildings, sources told Amnesty. Posted: 25 Apr 2011

At least 75 people have been killed today in Syria during mass protests, local human rights activists told Amnesty International, as the government launched its deadliest crackdown yet on demonstrators calling for political reform. Posted: 22 Apr 2011

Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the Republic of Hungary's newly adopted constitution violates international and European human rights standards. Posted: 21 Apr 2011

Bahrains allies must take stronger action to address the rapidly worsening human rights crisis in the small but strategic Gulf state, Amnesty International said today as it released a new report on the continuing suppression of peaceful protest. Posted: 21 Apr 2011

The Syrian authorities must not respond with violence to mass demonstrations planned across the country tomorrow, Amnesty International urged on the eve of a Facebook-promoted "Great Friday" protest. Posted: 21 Apr 2011

Amnesty International has written to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the Minister of Interior Roberto Maroni, expressing profound concern over collective, summary removals of Tunisians from Lampedusa to the Tunisian capital Tunis, following the signing of an agreement between the Italian and Tunisian governments. Posted: 21 Apr 2011

Members of the security forces who have brutally repressed Egyptians for decades must be held to account, Amnesty International said today (20 April), as it released a major new report into the use of emergency powers under former President Hosni Mubarak. Posted: 20 Apr 2011

Protesters wearing masks bearing the face of jailed journalist Eynulla Fatullayev will stage a protest outside the Azerbaijani Embassy on Wednesday 20 April 2011. The demonstration, by five London-based human rights organisations, marks the fourth anniversary of Azerbaijani journalist Fatullayevs wrongful imprisonment. Posted: 20 Apr 2011

Syrias President Bashar al-Assad must back up his pledge to introduce reforms with immediate, concrete action to end the continuing wave of killings of protesters by his security forces, said Amnesty International. Posted: 20 Apr 2011

Following the announcement that the US soldier accused of leaking documents to the WikiLeaks organisation is being moved to a new detention centre after concerns over his treatment, Amnesty International said that his new confinement will be closely watched by the human rights organisation. Posted: 20 Apr 2011

The international community must immediately step up humanitarian aid to the Libyan city of Misratah, Amnesty International said today (19 April), as many of its residents remained without communications, electricity and water supplies. Posted: 19 Apr 2011

The Nigerian military must not use excessive force to quell riots and demonstrations taking place around the imminent announcement of presidential election results, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 18 Apr 2011