February 2008

Amnesty International has just published an urgent action appeal on behalf of four Sudanese army officers currently being held by the Darfuri armed opposition group the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Posted: 29 Feb 2008

Thai government set to recall 'licence to kill' policy used under Thaksin's reign Posted: 28 Feb 2008

ran should end its persecution of women rights campaigners, said Amnesty International today (28 February) Posted: 28 Feb 2008

Those threatened include Amnesty award-winning journalists Posted: 28 Feb 2008

Archie Panjabi, star of East is East and Bend It Like Beckham, fronts Amnesty campaign Posted: 28 Feb 2008

"The release of Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Perez, Orlando Beltran and Jorge Gechem is very positive news Posted: 28 Feb 2008

Amnesty International today (28 February) welcomed the re-affirmation of the absolute prohibition of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in today's landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Saadi v Italy. Posted: 28 Feb 2008

Amnesty International has received evidence that the French government knew about the whereabouts of three detained senior Chadian opposition figures as early as 11 February, although they publicly denied having any such information. Posted: 27 Feb 2008

Amnesty International has today (26 Feb) released a report that exposes the appalling state of Nigeria's prison system and how the criminal justice system is utterly failing the people of that country. Posted: 26 Feb 2008

The winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Wangari Maathai, has received death threats following her plea to Kenyan political leaders to reach a peaceful agreement. Posted: 25 Feb 2008

Hundreds of Amnesty International supporters across the globe - including the UK - will join in solidarity with the people in Kenya in an international Day of Action on Wednesday 27 February. Posted: 22 Feb 2008

Amnesty International has urged the Chadian government to stop persecuting senior members of political opposition parties, journalists and supporters of opposition political groups. Posted: 21 Feb 2008

As UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband heads to China this week, Amnesty International has urged him to insist that peaceful protests during the Beijing Olympics are not met with state violence. Posted: 21 Feb 2008

Amnesty International is calling on the Serbian authorities and specifically Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica and President Boris Tadic to urgently condemn attacks on human rights activists and on ethnic minorities in the country. Posted: 21 Feb 2008

Amnesty's Scottish Programme Director responds to Foreign Secretary David Miliband's apology for previously failing to inform the House of Commons and the UK public about two US "extraordinary rendition" flights that landed in 2002 Posted: 21 Feb 2008

Responding to today's apology from the Foreign Secretary David Miliband about previously failing to inform the House of Commons and the UK public about two US 'extraordinary rendition' flights that landed in 2002 at the UK overseas territory of Diego Garcia Posted: 21 Feb 2008

Amnesty International supporters are sending appeals to the Egyptian authorities expressing concern that three men and two women have been shot dead by Egyptian security forces since the beginning of 2008, as they attempted to cross the border into Israel. Posted: 21 Feb 2008

Amnesty International today (20 Feb) urged the Colombian government and armed groups involved in the country's internal conflict to respect the right of members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó to return to the Mulatos hamlet in safety Posted: 20 Feb 2008

Students and academics to lead day-long orange jumpsuit protest Posted: 20 Feb 2008

Lift Off gets backing from political leaders north and south Posted: 20 Feb 2008