Press releases in 2011

The UN Security Council’s response to the recent bloodshed in Syria is completely inadequate, Amnesty International said today, after the UN released a statement condemning the Syrian government’s...

Letter to inquiry denounces ‘lack of credibility and transparency’ Amnesty International has today described the government's plans for an inquiry into allegations of UK involvement in torture and...

Two Bahraini Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights activists detained for their involvement in pro-reform protests have begun a hunger strike to demand their freedom. Amnesty...

Authorities in the Dominican Republic must ensure journalists are given adequate protection to carry out their jobs without fearing for their lives, Amnesty International said today after a television...

Amnesty International today (3 August) announced an extended line-up for its famed Stand Up For Freedom comedy night at the Edinburgh Festival on 17 August. Mark Watson, Ed Byrne, Russell Kane...

Amnesty human rights experts available for comment A major new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on the impacts of oil pollution in the Ogoniland region of Nigeria’s Niger Delta is...

The Belarusian government’s proposal to ban almost any kind of protest is yet another assault on the Belarusian people’s right to freedom of expression and assembly, Amnesty International said today...

Warning against violence outside court by security forces The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak must be fair, transparent and reveal the full truth about unlawful killings of anti...

Amnesty International reacted to news that Majid Movahedi, sentenced to blinding as retribution for an acid attack seven years ago in Iran, has been pardoned by his victim in exchange for compensation...

‘Parody of justice must end here’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Iran must release two US nationals held for the past two years apparently for political reasons, Amnesty International said today, ahead of a...