Press releases in 2011

Photographs available on request Amnesty International’s Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year reached its climax this afternoon with the unveiling of the 2011 winners at a prestigious ceremony in...

123-page report says victims being failed in aftermath In a major report on the spring uprising in Egypt, Amnesty International has today (18 May) called on the Egyptian authorities to provide justice...

The Syrian authorities must carry out a prompt, impartial investigation into reports that a number of bodies were unearthed near the city of Dera’a and into how those deaths occurred, Amnesty...

A Moroccan journalist set to go on trial tomorrow, apparently for criticising Morocco’s counter-terrorism law, must be released immediately and unconditionally if he is being held solely for his...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant for Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi is a step towards justice for the victims of human rights violations in Libya, Amnesty...

Amnesty International has today (16 May) condemned the conviction of four Belarusian prisoners of conscience, including former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau, over their involvement in post...

The world’s largest and best known human rights organisation is still just as vital, half a century on Amnesty International, the world’s largest human rights organisation, is celebrating 50 years of...

Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to not carry out a sentence ordering a man to be blinded by having acid dropped in both eyes as part of a retribution punishment. Majid...

Growing demands for freedom and justice across the Middle East and North Africa and the rise of social media offer an unprecedented opportunity for human rights change – but this change stands on a...

The murder of a leading light in Mexican’s gay community has re-ignited concerns from Amnesty International for the safety and protection of LGBTI people in the Central American state. Quetzalcoatl...