May 2013

The Turkish authorities must order police to stop using excessive force against peaceful protesters in Istanbul and immediately investigate alleged abuses, said Amnesty International, this afternoon, after more than a hundred people were injured during an ongoing peaceful demonstration in a city centre park. Posted: 31 May 2013

Swift medical action is desperately needed to save a young womans life, Amnesty International said after El Salvadors Minister of Health suggested an early Caesarean section could be performed to preserve her health. Posted: 31 May 2013

Amnesty International will host a special film event on Tuesday 18 June on the Syrian film-maker Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed during a Syrian government assault on the city of Homs last year. Posted: 31 May 2013

Amnesty International today called on the Greek authorities to immediately stop segregating Romani schoolchildren from their peers, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the practice in a local school district in central Greece amounted to discrimination. Posted: 31 May 2013

A new law on non-governmental organisations in Egypt, currently with the countrys Shura Council, would effectively be a death blow to independent civil society in Egypt, said Amnesty International this afternoon. Posted: 29 May 2013

Northern Ireland victims of clerical child abuse and former residents of Magdalene Laundry-type institutions are coming together to call on the Northern Ireland Executive to establish inquiries into their abuse allegations. Posted: 29 May 2013

Amnesty International is calling for charges to be dropped against a blogger due to stand trial for criticising staff at a military hospital in Tunisia. Posted: 28 May 2013

Ahead of their visit this week to China, Amnesty International has called on the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to raise concerns about human rights abuses in the country - including a continuing crackdown on freedom of expression and use of the death penalty. Posted: 24 May 2013

Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today (Thursday 23 May) as it launched its annual assessment of the worlds human rights. Posted: 23 May 2013

Just days before the Ukrainian capital Kiev was due to host its first-ever Pride march, a city court has banned the event in what Amnesty International called a shameful about-face that tramples on human rights. Posted: 23 May 2013

Ahead of a scheduled speech later today from US President Barack Obama on Guantnamo and security issues, Amnesty International has launched a new appeal to the White House to end the dangerous stalemate at Guantnamo, where a mass hunger strike is now over 100 days old. Posted: 23 May 2013

Amnesty Internationals Annual Report for Northern Ireland highlighted problems including ongoing violence and threats of violence by both republican and loyalist paramilitary groups and the continuing failure of the UK government to establish an independent, thorough and effective inquiry into the 1989 killing of lawyer Pat Finucane. Posted: 23 May 2013

A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer who went missing at the weekend after an apparent abduction is at grave risk of abuse, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 22 May 2013

Saudi Arabia must halt a disturbing rise in its use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said this evening after six people were executed in the country today. Posted: 21 May 2013

Guatemala's Constitutional Court has overturned the recent conviction and sentencing of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity a move that has appalled Amnesty International. Posted: 21 May 2013

There are credible fears that the charges against a well-known opposition activist in Alexandria may be spurious and have been brought in retaliation for his activism, Amnesty International said as his appeal hearing against his conviction is due to resume. Posted: 17 May 2013

Amnesty International slammed a decision by El Salvadors Supreme Court to once again put off a ruling on whether or not to allow a severely ill pregnant woman to have an abortion. Posted: 17 May 2013

Amnesty International today called on the Jamaican authorities to stop stalling and appoint a commission of inquiry into the horrific allegations of human rights abuses by the security forces during the 2010 state of emergency. Posted: 17 May 2013

The authorities in Indonesia must immediately halt the execution of three men, expected imminently, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 16 May 2013

The Bahraini authorities must immediately release five men sentenced to a years imprisonment for allegedly insulting the King of Bahrain in messages posted on Twitter, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 16 May 2013