July 2008

housands of Mexican women who survive violence in their homes are being put at risk of further abuse by a justice system Posted: 31 Jul 2008

Amnesty International today (30 July) condemned the Chinese authorities' blocking of certain websites for foreign journalists Posted: 30 Jul 2008

Amnesty International has welcomed the UN Secretary-General's decision to appoint Judge Navenethem Pillay Posted: 29 Jul 2008

As the Zimbabwean government and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) prepare to enter power-sharing talks Posted: 25 Jul 2008

The Chinese authorities have broken their promise to improve the country's human rights situation Posted: 25 Jul 2008

Amnesty International has condemned the South African police's Posted: 24 Jul 2008

Amnesty International UK today (24 July) said it was 'appalled' Posted: 24 Jul 2008

Edinburgh: Amnesty International has announced its line-up for this year's Edinburgh Festival - the human rights campaigners' biggest and widest-ranging programme from the Festival's main 'cause'. Posted: 23 Jul 2008

Chinese activist's case to be highlighted at 'Stand Up For Freedom' comedy nights Posted: 23 Jul 2008

Amnesty International today demanded the immediate release of Beijing housing rights activist Ye Guozhu Posted: 23 Jul 2008

Amnesty International UK today (22 July) welcomed the arrest of Radovan Karadžić Posted: 22 Jul 2008

Amnesty International has today (23 July 2008) called for the new government of Pakistan to provide information about hundreds of people held in the country's 'war on terror', and to either release these 'disappeared' people or transfer them to official places of detention. Posted: 22 Jul 2008

Chinese activist's case to be highlighted at 'Stand Up For Freedom' comedy nights Posted: 22 Jul 2008

Amnesty International revealed in 2007 that arms were still being transferred to Darfur in spite of UN embargo Posted: 21 Jul 2008

Amnesty calls for charges to be brought against authorities Posted: 18 Jul 2008

Reacting to the publication today (20 July) of a new report by the Foreign Affairs Committee on the UK government's foreign policy Posted: 18 Jul 2008

Ealing Council's decision to withdraw funding from a specialist black and ethnic minority women's organisation Posted: 17 Jul 2008

Amnesty International welcomes the fact that the Italian magistrates have held individuals accountable for Posted: 15 Jul 2008

Edinburgh: Amnesty International has announced its line-up for this year's Edinburgh Festival Posted: 15 Jul 2008

Reacting to today's release of a video publicly showing Canadian citizen Omar Khadr being questioned Posted: 15 Jul 2008