Press releases in 2006

The preliminary report by the Rapporteur of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee investigating CIA activity in Europe, Claudio Fava, confirms Amnesty International’s conclusions that...

Amnesty International has today [Tuesday 28 Nov] criticised the Nigerian government for failing to adequately prosecute members of the police and security forces who commit rape against Women's rights...

Amnesty International is gravely concerned at reports that repressive measures are again being adopted by the Government of Maldives to suppress freedom of expression and assembly. These measures...

Amnesty International called on the Chinese authorities to stop targeting the family of Uighur human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer, as two of her sons were sentenced today on charges of tax evasion. A...

NATO leaders must set up a joint body, together with partners in Afghanistan, to pursue justice for civilians whose human rights may have been violated by the NATO-led International Security...

The End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights Campaign (1) today (23 November) publishes a damning new report revealing that one year after the first independent...

On 22nd November, Amnesty International and Unison are bringing male AM’s together to express their support for the campaign to end violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...

The Russian government is failing to stop the torture of suspects in police detention in Russia, said Amnesty International today (22 Nov), as it published a new report on how law-enforcement and...

Ar 22 Tachwedd, mae Amnest Rhyngwladol ac Unsain yn dod â dynion sy’n aelodau o’r Cynulliad at ei gilydd i fynegi eu cefnogaeth i’r ymgyrch i roi terfyn ar drais yn erbyn merched. Wrth sefyll ar...

40% know girls whose boyfriends have coerced or pressured them to have sex A new ICM survey commissioned by the Find out about Amnesty's Women's rights's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...