May 2012

Amnesty Northern Ireland welcomes the announcement today of further progress towards the start of the Inquiry process into historical institutional child abuse. Posted: 31 May 2012

Over a hundred guests at the Amnesty International Media Awards ceremony in London last night demanded justice for Honduran journalist Dina Meza. Posted: 30 May 2012

Anna Lo MLA, Chair of All Party Group on Human Trafficking at the Northern Ireland Assembly, has welcomed the recent recovery of victims of human trafficking. Posted: 30 May 2012

Human rights campaigners in Northern Ireland have welcomed the announcement of details of the visit by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi to Ireland next month. Posted: 30 May 2012

The All Party Group on Human Trafficking at the Northern Ireland Assembly has welcomed the recovery of victims of human trafficking following a cross border operation between PSNI and Garda and has stated cross-border co-operation is absolutely critical to ending this modern day slavery. Posted: 30 May 2012

Amnesty International UK has announced the winners of its prestigious annual media awards for 2012. Posted: 30 May 2012

Response to the publication earlier today of a Justice and Security Bill. Posted: 29 May 2012

The hunt is on to find the nations new top protest songwriter. Amnesty International today launched the search as part of its new education pack The Power of Our Voices. Posted: 29 May 2012

A new Amnesty International briefing on Poland issued today paints a picture of a country struggling to tackle a rise in racism and with a police force which frequently relies on excessive force to quell discontent. Posted: 29 May 2012

The United Nations Security Council must move beyond condemnation of Fridays attack that killed scores of civilians in the Syrian town of Houla and immediately refer the situation to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Amnesty International said today. Posted: 28 May 2012

Amnesty International UK will be announcing the winners of its prestigious annual Media Awards at 10pm tomorrow (Tuesday 29 May). Posted: 28 May 2012

A three-day evidentiary hearing into a claim of racial discrimination in the selection of the grand jury foreperson prior to the 1998 retrial of Albert Woodfox is due to begin in a federal court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana tomorrow (29 May). Posted: 28 May 2012

Amnesty International has launched a new report highlighting human rights violations in Saudi Arabias Eastern Province against mainly Shia Muslims suspected of participating in protests. Posted: 28 May 2012

Strong arms trade treaty needed as UN Security Council increasingly looks unfit for purpose Posted: 24 May 2012

Amnesty International is calling for the release of a British man who has been detained in Iraq for nearly two-and-a-half years, denouncing new attempts to put him on trial as politically-motivated. Posted: 22 May 2012

This Amnesty International briefing highlights the six priority human rights issues, relevant to the NATO Alliances immediate and future role in Afghanistan. Posted: 21 May 2012

UK Government faces series of difficult questions after it chose to intervene on behalf of Royal Dutch Shell in a major US court case brought against the oil giant by Nigerian villagers. Posted: 21 May 2012

The Ukrainian authorities should take action to protect the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and ensure they are able to exercise their human rights without fear of attacks, Amnesty International has said, after the first-ever pride parade had to be cancelled on Sunday. Posted: 21 May 2012

A prominent journalist has told Amnesty International how Syrian government forces tortured and detained him in deplorable conditions before deporting him to Jordan on Monday. Posted: 17 May 2012

Response to the deal which sees 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspending a month-long hunger strike after Israel agreed several measures to improve prison conditions. Posted: 16 May 2012