Press Releases
Zimbabwean opposition leader among those already arrested As crowds amass outside Harare to begin planned demonstrations against the Zimbabwean government today, Amnesty International called on...
Darfur’s displaced in camps awash with weapons and child-soldier recruitment on rise As the new AU-UN hybrid peacekeeping force (UNAMID) ends its third week of operations in Darfur, Amnesty...
Amnesty International today revealed that journalists in Chad are suffering from a major crackdown as the government continues fighting armed opposition forces in the east of the country. Journalists...
Warning of public health emergency in territory as even aid is cut off Israel’s blocking of all fuel supplies to Gaza was condemned as collective punishment today as Amnesty International warned of an...
Amnesty International today condemned the reckless and excessive use of lethal force by the Kenyan police, as reports emerged of the killings of at least twelve people - including a 13-year-old boy -...
As Gordon Brown heads to China for his first visit to the country as Prime Minister, Amnesty International has sent a briefing to him, outlining key human rights concerns that must be raised with the...
A new and revised version of ‘Fair Play: Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Scotland – A guide for journalists’ is available for download on our website. The guide, which was launched by the Asylum...
Risk of torture or death for 17 people held by rebel forces Amnesty International has appealed to thousands of its supporters to send a text message to a Darfur rebel commander demanding the immediate...
New report shows increase in use of Article 301 ‘Gagging Law’ On the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Amnesty International today called on...
Beatings, electric shocks and suspension from the ceiling could lie in wait Beaten by security forces, subjected to electric shocks and suspended from the ceiling. This is the tale of a Bangladeshi...