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Press releases in 2010

Syria: Detained female blogger at risk of torture

Frail 19-year-old held incommunicado without charge for nine months Amnesty International is demanding the release of a 19-year-old blogger and student detained in Syria without charge or access to...

Gaza: UN Human rights council must ensure justice for victims after Goldstone findings

As the Human Rights Council prepares to consider - on 27 September - a report by a UN Committee of Independent Experts into domestic investigations into the 2008-9 conflict in Gaza and southern Israel...

Burma: Plight of 'Saffron' Revolution political prisoners must not be forgotten

On the third anniversary of the violent crackdown on the “Saffron Revolution”, Amnesty International today renewed its call on the Burmese government to immediately and unconditionally free all...

Yemen: Thousands in need of protection after fleeing military assault on suspected militants

Amnesty International has today urged the Yemeni authorities to take urgent measures to protect thousands of people displaced during a military operation against suspected al-Qa’ida militants in the...

USA: Call for clemency in Teresa Lewis death penalty case

Does Virginia really want to be responsible for judicially killing a woman assessed as ‘borderline mentally retarded’? - Kate Allen Ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled execution of a woman with “borderline...

MDG Summit: World leaders fail to uphold rights of the poorest

Amnesty International has warned that the plan of action on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed by governments this week at a UN Summit in New York fails to uphold the rights of the world’s...

Zimbabwe must release 83 activists detained at peaceful demonstration

Amnesty International has called on the Zimbabwean authorities to release 83 activists arrested during a peaceful demonstration in the capital Harare on Monday (20 Sept). The members of Women's rights...

Death penalty: neither Iran nor USA able to boast of record

Responding to recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian politicians comparing the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a woman on death row in Iran, and Teresa Lewis, a...

China: Legal adviser and family being starved by local authorities

An ad hoc legal adviser and his family are facing the very real prospect of starving to death in their own home in the Shandong province in China. Chen Guangcheng and his family are currently under...

Coalition urges Nick Clegg to prioritise maternal health at next week's summit

Amnesty International UK, IPPF, Oxfam, Marie Stopes, Mumsnet, Save the Children's rights, WaterAid, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood A coalition made up of Amnesty International, IPPF, Oxfam...