February 2012

Amnesty comment ahead of Scottish Government debate on Climate Justice. Posted: 29 Feb 2012

Two British journalists and their Libyan colleagues held by a Libyan militia must be set free immediately or transferred into government custody, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 28 Feb 2012

This Saturday (3 March) a prestigious education centre in Croatia will open its doors for the start of a unique photography exhibition celebrating diversity across Europe. Yes to Diversity, no to discrimination, is the conclusion of a Europe-wide Amnesty International competition and is being opened by renowned Amnesty supporter, BBC commentator and former NBA basketball star John Amaechi. Posted: 28 Feb 2012

"Whilst we welcome the Scottish Government debate on Human Trafficking it feels like we have been here too many times before." - Amnesty Scotland Director Shabnum Mustapha. Posted: 28 Feb 2012

Irans crackdown on freedom of expression has dramatically escalated in the run up to this weeks parliamentary elections, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 28 Feb 2012

The announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that it will stop kidnapping for ransom is a positive but insufficient first step. Posted: 27 Feb 2012

The Tunisian authorities should drop criminal charges against a newspaper publisher and two journalists for publishing a photograph of a German-Tunisian football player and his naked girlfriend, Amnesty International said after the trial was postponed this week. Posted: 24 Feb 2012

Authorities in Cuba are preventing members of the women's organisation Ladies in White from entering a building in downtown Havana for an event commemorating the second anniversary of the death of activist Orlando Zapata Tamayo. Posted: 24 Feb 2012

Humanitarian aid agencies must be allowed immediate and unhindered access to Homs and other affected areas, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 24 Feb 2012

The final five up-and-coming acts competing for the chance to perform the gig of their life at this years Secret Policemans Ball in New York City have been announced Posted: 24 Feb 2012

The release of an Egyptian activist after a year in prison stands as a stark reminder that military courts cannot deliver justice to civilians, said Amnesty International. Posted: 23 Feb 2012

Half a million Afghans who have fled fighting have been abandoned to starvation and death as they subsist in makeshift shelters let down by their government and international donors, Amnesty International said in a new report released today (23 February). Posted: 23 Feb 2012

The London Conference on Somalia has not adequately tackled the dire human rights situation in the country which is threatening the lives of civilians including children, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 23 Feb 2012

The trial of a Saudi Arabian school teacher arrested nearly a year ago after he arrived to demonstrate on the Day of Rage in Riyadh is an affront to his basic rights, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 22 Feb 2012

The Israeli authorities decision to release the Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan by mid-April is insufficient, Amnesty International said after reports that he has agreed to end his 66-day hunger strike. Posted: 22 Feb 2012

A year after the uprising, Egypt's security forces continue to kill protestors with the same brutal tactics used in Hosni Mubaraks last days in power, Amnesty International said after concluding that riot police used excessive force in policing recent protests in Cairo and Suez. Posted: 22 Feb 2012

Amnesty International has today welcomed the Deputy Prime Ministers promise that the UK will lead the way in developing an effective and historic new arms trade treaty and has urged the UK Government not to give way to pressure from other states to dilute the treaty. Posted: 20 Feb 2012

Amnesty International has responded to news of the forthcoming trip to China by Northern Ireland's First and deputy First Ministers, by calling on them to raise China's dismal human rights record while visiting the country. Posted: 20 Feb 2012

Amnesty International today expressed concern at the escalating violence in the north of the country following clashes between Malis military and a Tuareg armed group, saying the situation is causing a human rights crisis. Posted: 17 Feb 2012

The Syrian authorities must release or charge a group of at least 14 people arrested on Thursday in a raid on the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression in Damascus, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 17 Feb 2012