Press releases in 2007

Reacting to the news that the UK Government is to sign up to the European Convention Against Trafficking today (23 March 2007), Amnesty International Scotland Programme Director John Watson said:...

A new Polish Ministry of Education anti-homosexuality proposal is strongly reminiscent of 'Clause 28' in Britain, Amnesty International said today. It is alarming that it comes amid recent threats...

A new Polish Ministry of Education anti-homosexuality proposal is strongly reminiscent of ‘Clause 28’ in Britain, known as Section 2A in Scotland, Amnesty International said today (23 March 2007). It...

Call for UK to refuse any cooperation with ‘military commission’ trials and to provide assistance to UK residents In a major new report published today (22 March), Amnesty International has condemned...

Sir Elton John today (22 March) urged people to ‘shout down’ homophobia, ‘whether the bigot is in our local pub or a thousand miles away,’ in a New Statesman article to mark his commitment to Amnesty...

Heavy fighting is currently taking place in Mogadishu as forces of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the large Ethiopian army force supporting it have been attacked by armed opposition...

Thousands of Amnesty International supporters are sending messages of concern to the Sudanese authorities upon receiving news that two Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights from...

Amnesty International is urging Derry City Council to adopt a new 'anti-rendition' policy for use at the council-owned City of Derry Airport. The airport was one of many originally named as a stopover...

Oxfam International, Amnesty International, Saferworld and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) Geneva: As the United Kingdom launches its blueprint for an Arms Treaty (ATT), the...

Interview Opportunities Amnesty International UK’s National Conference & AGM takes place in Edinburgh this weekend (23–25 March), attended by 400 of the human rights organisation’s members and opened...