Press releases in 2010

Amnesty International has said that current proposals from the UK Government for a Northern Ireland Bill of Rights fall far short of international standards. The human rights organisation is urging...

Amnesty International has urged the Zimbabwean Government to stop repressing public debate on past and ongoing human rights violations, after a well-known artist was detained for his work which...

In response to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Arms Export Controls’ report published today [30 March], Amnesty International called for the UK Government to act swiftly to close loopholes which...

In response to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Arms Export Controls’ report published today, Amnesty International called for the UK Government to act swiftly to close loopholes which allow for...

Amnesty International today welcomes Bangladesh’s ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which took place on Tuesday 23 March. This important ratification sets a high...

(Port-au-Prince) Thousands of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights living in temporary camps around Haiti are threatened by sexual violence and have inadequate protection from...

Amnesty calls for urgent action to stop forced labour The Malaysian authorities should take action to end widespread workplace and police abuses of the migrant workers who make up more than 20 per...

Amnesty makes call on 30th anniversary of murder of Catholic priest Amnesty International today urged authorities in El Salvador to repeal an amnesty law that protects those responsible for thousands...

The Chinese government should remove restrictions on the Internet following Google’s decision to stop censoring Internet search results in China and direct all traffic from its servers there to Hong...

Amnesty International today (23 March) released a new briefing outlining its call for a full, independent and impartial inquiry into UK involvement in human rights abuses overseas post-11 September...