January 2008

Amnesty International said today (31 January) that it is gravely concerned by the potential implications of the decision by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Saadi v UK Posted: 31 Jan 2008

Amnesty International today (31 Jan) urged African state leaders to address the critical human rights challenges confronting the continent - in particular the abuses in Kenya and Sudan which continue unabated. Posted: 31 Jan 2008

Amnesty International today (31 January) called a report published by the Winograd Commission on Israel's conduct in the war with Hizbullah in July-August 2006 'deeply flawed.' Posted: 31 Jan 2008

Fears are mounting for the safety of a 15-year-old girl who went missing in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on 18 January. Posted: 31 Jan 2008

Amnesty International has today (30 Jan) appealed to its members to call for the protection of nine Kenyan rights activists who have received serious death threats. Posted: 30 Jan 2008

As the European Union (EU) prepares to make a decision over its responsibilities with regard to Kosovo, Amnesty International today (29 January) warned that war crimes and crimes against humanity from the conflict in the late 1990s must not be left unpunished. Posted: 29 Jan 2008

Amnesty International tells British Prime Minister to put human rights violations at the centre of today's summit with the Pakistan President Posted: 28 Jan 2008

Death of former president should not allow those guilty of human rights violations to escape justice Posted: 28 Jan 2008

As the government today (24 January) publishes its Counter-Terrorism Bill, with plans to give police the power to detain terrorism suspects for 42 days, Amnesty International urged Northern Ireland MPs and the public alike to show their opposition to the proposals. Posted: 25 Jan 2008

Amnesty International has responded to Government figures showing a 50% rise in reported rapes over the last six years, pointing out that Northern Ireland has the worst support services for the victims of sexual violence in the UK. Posted: 25 Jan 2008

Amnesty International delivered a stark warning to Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf today (25 January 2008), stating that the country was on the brink of 'political catastrophe'. Musharraf begins a four-day visit to the UK today, which is set to culminate with a meeting with Gordon Brown on Monday. Posted: 25 Jan 2008

Amnesty International today called on the Kenyan government to take all appropriate steps to protect people in Kenya from ongoing human rights abuses caused by politically-motivated and ethnic attacks in the aftermath of December's disputed presidential elections. Posted: 25 Jan 2008

As the government today (24 January) publishes its Counter-Terrorism Bill, with plans to give police the power to detain terrorism suspects for 42 days, Amnesty International urged MPs and the public alike to show their opposition to the proposals in a 'defining moment' for human rights in the UK. Posted: 24 Jan 2008

University lecturers charged for encouraging students to protest against military-backed regime freed after presidential pardon Amnesty International today welcomed the pardon and release of three Dhaka university professors, but said they should never have been charged in the first place. Posted: 23 Jan 2008

Zimbabwean opposition leader among those already arrested As crowds amass outside Harare to begin planned demonstrations against the Zimbabwean government today, Amnesty International called on Zimbabwean authorities to ensure that peaceful protestors are allowed to express their opinions freely. Posted: 23 Jan 2008

As the new AU-UN hybrid peacekeeping force (UNAMID) ends its third week of operations in Darfur, Amnesty International today (22 Jan) warned that the security situation for internally displaced people in Darfur is on a knife-edge and warned that a generation of Darfuris is growing up in extreme fear and insecurity in camps awash with weapons - a potentially explosive combination. Posted: 22 Jan 2008

Amnesty International today condemned the reckless and excessive use of lethal force by the Kenyan police, as reports emerged of the killings of at least twelve people - including a 13-year-old boy - by police during protests called by the opposition Orange Democratic Movement. Posted: 21 Jan 2008

Amnesty International today (Mon 22 Jan) revealed that journalists in Chad are suffering from a major crackdown as the government continues fighting armed opposition forces in the east of the country. Posted: 21 Jan 2008

Warning of public health emergency in territory as even aid is cut off Israel's blocking of all fuel supplies to Gaza was condemned as collective punishment today as Amnesty International warned of an emerging public health emergency in the territory. Posted: 21 Jan 2008

As Gordon Brown heads to China for his first visit to the country as Prime Minister, Amnesty International has sent a briefing to him, outlining key human rights concerns that must be raised with the Chinese authorities. Posted: 18 Jan 2008