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Press releases in 2007

Ivory Coast: Sexual violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights ignored in conflict

Hundreds, if not thousands of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights sexually assaulted by armed forces, says Amnesty “He ripped off my clothes and his. He said if I told anyone...

UK: New playwriting competition explores conflict and displacement

Amnesty International and east London-based theatre company, iceandfire have launched a new competition that offers all writers and storytellers the opportunity to write plays based around experiences...

USA: Condemnation as US Army Medic imprisoned for refusing service in Iraq

Reacting to today's verdict in the case of Agustín Aguayo a, US army medic sentenced by US court martial to eight months in prison, for his refusal to participate in the war in Iraq as a conscientious...

Iran: Arrests of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights may be an attempt to prevent International Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's Day calls for equality

Amnesty International today called for the immediate and unconditional release of over 30 Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights activists who were arrested on Sunday, 4 March...

Brazil: Government must work to tackle root causes of violence

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan today urged Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to work in collaboration with newly-elected Governors José Serra of São Paulo and Sergio...

Sri Lanka: Two journalists detained without trial, many more threatened and intimidated

Amnesty International raises concerns about crackdown on press freedom Amnesty International is extremely concerned about a new crackdown on press freedom in Sri Lanka, following the detention on...

China: The human cost of the economic 'miracle'

The millions of migrant labourers who are fuelling China's economic growth are treated as an urban underclass, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Despite recent reforms, they are shut...

Sudan: Significant move towards justice in Darfur

Amnesty International said that today's application by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue summonses to two people suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes in...

EU: Torture instruments trade regulations flawed and inadequate

Equipment used for torture – including wall handcuffs and spiked batons known as ‘sting sticks’ – could still be traded out of the EU, said Amnesty International today as a new report condemned new EU...

Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) ruling on Abu Qatada: Amnesty response

Responding to today’s Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) ruling regarding Abu Qatada, Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Tim Hancock said: “Deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan will put...