Press releases in 2006

Tony Blair must call on the Algerian President Bouteflika to stamp out torture in his country, rather than agreeing deals to enable the return of terror suspects at risk of torture, said Amnesty...

Russian President Vladimir Putin must follow up urgently on his public commitment to review the implementation of Russia’s legislation governing civil society organisations, Amnesty International has...

Amnesty International has described a trial by military tribunal which resulted in heavy prison sentences against an evangelical church leader and his two co-defendants to be flagrantly unfair...

Actor and filmmaker Nicolas Cage is donating $2 million to establish a fund to help former child soldiers, which will include support for rehabilitation shelters, medical services and psychological...

Two leading Russian journalists have today urged the UK government to raise concern at deteriorating press freedoms in Russia. In a meeting with the UK minister responsible for human rights - Ian...

Amnesty International has welcomed the anticipated vote today by the British Medical Association (BMA) to condemn torture of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay . 500 doctors from around the UK, including...

Responding to today’s ruling from the US Supreme Court on Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International is calling for the US authorities to immediately release prisoners or allow fair trials for all...

As the African Union heads of state gather in Banjul, Gambia, and the UN Security Council discusses the deployment of UN peacekeepers in Darfur, Amnesty International today published a new report on...

Amnesty International today (28 June) reacted to Mr Justice Sullivan’s decision at the High Court to quash Control Orders against six men because they were “incompatible" with Article 5 of the...

Amnesty International calls on the Palestinian armed groups who are holding hostage a 19-year-old Israeli soldier, Corporal Gilad Shalit, not to harm him and to release him promptly. The Iz al-Din al...