Press Releases
Former Israeli and Palestinian combatants-turned-peace-activists will be visiting Devon and London in September. Sixteen members of the organisation “Combatants for Peace” will be taking part in...
Two outspoken campaigners with very different backgrounds are set for Belfast this October to help Amnesty International celebrate its fiftieth birthday. Well-known human rights campaigner Bianca...
Amnesty International has today (17 August) reiterated its concern of the wider deployment of Tasers after a man living in Barrow, Cumbria died after he was struck by the weapon. Amnesty International...
Amnesty International has today (17 August) reiterated its concern of the wider deployment of Tasers after a man living in Barrow, Cumbria died after he was struck by the weapon. Amnesty International...
The Indonesian authorities must act to halt attacks on the country’s Ahmadi minority, Amnesty International said today, after a radical Islamist group led an attack on the Ahmadiyya in Makassar, South...
The Egyptian authorities must immediately drop charges against a woman blogger and activist accused of defaming the military on Twitter, Amnesty International said today. Asmaa Mahfouz, 26, was...
Authorities in Cameroon must immediately release two young men due to stand trial later this week (18 August) on charges of homosexuality and repeal the discriminatory law used to imprison them, said...
Malawians participating in nationwide protests planned for tomorrow (17 August) risk being killed or injured unless the authorities halt the use of live ammunition against anti-government...
Top comedians speak about their support for Amnesty and freedom of expression Amnesty International will release an extra 50 tickets tomorrow (Tuesday) for its sold-out Stand Up For Freedom comedy...
* New opinion shows strong support for UK ban on cluster weapons investments * Chris Atkins confrontational new film released on ‘Amnesty TV’ The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and other UK high street...