Press Releases

Four men executed and denied opportunity to appeal Amnesty International has condemned the execution of four men in Equatorial Guinea, all convicted of attempting to assassinate the country’s...

Amnesty International today described the Indian government’s decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous...

Amnesty questions new figures Amnesty International has challenged the credibility of data cited by a senior UN official investigating oil-impacted sites in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta. A United...

Burundian authorities must investigate allegations that state security officials tortured 12 opposition politicians during the country’s recent elections, Amnesty International said today in a new...

Fears that changes are ‘just legal housekeeping’ Amnesty International warned today that proposed reforms of China’s application of the death penalty may not result in significantly fewer executions...

Amnesty International today (23 August) announced the final shortlist for its Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. The award, given to an outstanding play carrying a human rights...

Amnesty International today added 'Roadkill' and 'Lockerbie: Unfinished Business' to the shortlist for its Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. The award, given to an outstanding play...

The Malaysian government should scrap plans to expand a state-sponsored security force of civilian volunteers with a long record of human rights abuses against refugees and migrants, Amnesty...

Amnesty International has urged the Saudi Arabian authorities not to deliberately paralyse a man in retribution for similar injuries he allegedly caused during a fight. Reports say a court in Tabuk...

Responding to new research from the Association of Chief Police Officers on the scale of trafficking into forced prostitution in England and Wales, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said:...