July 2010

Amnesty International has teamed up with six cutting-edge graffiti artists from across Scotland to hold an exciting exhibition inspired by 'the fight for freedom of expression'. Each painting depicts a freedom of expression case from Amnestys history, from 1961 to the present day. The paintings will be on show at the C Venues SoCo Urban Garden on Edinburgh's Cowgate from Saturday 31 July. Posted: 30 Jul 2010

Amnesty International condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges. Posted: 30 Jul 2010

Launch of Amnesty International murals on Poverty and Human Rights: International wall, Northumberland Street, Falls Road, Belfast Friday 30 July, 12.00noon. Posted: 29 Jul 2010

Amnesty International today called on all UN members to uphold the rights to water and sanitation, after the General Assembly voted in favour of recognising the rights. Posted: 29 Jul 2010

Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two Japanese men in the first death sentences carried out since the country's new government came to power last year. Posted: 28 Jul 2010

Bianca Jagger will deliver an Amnesty International petition signed by over 30,000 people to the London AGM of FTSE 100-listed company Vedanta Resources on Wednesday 28 July, urging the company to halt a planned mine and refinery expansion that threatens the human rights of local communities in Orissa, India. Posted: 27 Jul 2010

The Greek authorities should immediately review their policy of locking up asylum-seekers and irregular migrants, including many unaccompanied children, Amnesty International said in a new report today. The report reveals that many are held in poor conditions in border guard stations and immigration detention centres with limited or no access to legal, social and medical aid. Posted: 27 Jul 2010

Amnesty International is urging a special court to redouble its efforts to prosecute Khmer Rouge-era criminals, following the landmark conviction today of a notorious prison camp commander of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Posted: 26 Jul 2010

According to Irish Senator David Norris, Ireland, north and south, is nearly there in terms of achieving equality for gay people. Posted: 26 Jul 2010

Amnesty International has reiterated its call for accountability for alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law committed during the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel in 2008-9. Posted: 26 Jul 2010

Amnesty International is calling on NATO to provide a clear, unified system of accounting for civilian casualties in Afghanistan, as leaked war logs paint a picture of an incoherent process of dealing with civilian casualties. Posted: 26 Jul 2010

Amnesty International today (23 July) welcomed the guilty verdict this morning by a Dutch court against the multinational company, Trafigura, for delivering hazardous waste to Amsterdam while concealing the true nature of the waste, and for exporting the waste to Cte dIvoire. Posted: 23 Jul 2010

Amnesty International has condemned a 15-year prison sentence reportedly imposed on a Uighur journalist who warned the Chinese authorities about potential ethnic violence in Xinjiang province on the eve of the July 2009 riots. Posted: 23 Jul 2010

The Jammu and Kashmir state government must immediately end the preventive detention of the leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 22 Jul 2010

As Gambia celebrates Freedom Day today (22 July), Amnesty International is calling on the Gambian authorities to release journalist Ebrima Manneh. Posted: 22 Jul 2010

Amnesty International is urging parliament to reject a government proposal that would hamper arrest warrants being issued for suspected war criminals and torturers visiting the UK, warning that it could lead to the UK being seen as a safe haven for international criminals. Posted: 22 Jul 2010

Amnesty International welcomes the announcement made by the Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality, Theresa May MP, to further extend the pilot scheme of offering assistance to women with insecure immigration status who are victims of violence in the UK. Posted: 21 Jul 2010

Amnesty International has urged the Kenyan authorities to investigate the death of a market trader, reportedly shot dead by police during a protest against forced evictions in a Nairobi settlement. Posted: 21 Jul 2010

Amnesty International has called on the Chadian authorities to arrest wanted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him to the International Criminal Court, after it was reported that he arrived in Chad on Wednesday to attend a meeting of regional leaders. Posted: 21 Jul 2010

Amnesty International has warned that draft legislative amendments scheduled to be discussed by the Turkish Parliament tomorrow would not, on their own, prevent violations of the rights of children. To end unfair prosecutions under anti-terrorism laws, the authorities must amend the definition of the crimes themselves, not only the ones under which children are sentenced. Posted: 19 Jul 2010