Press Releases

'It's deeply saddening that someone in Australia can spend up to two and a half years in prison without ever being charged or convicted in a court of law. This unacceptable practice should end,'...

Jorge Enrique Jiménez, Catholic bishop of the city of Zipaquirá and President of the Latin American Episcopal Commission, was abducted along with another priest, Desiderio Orejuela, near to the town...

The 22-page report, 'Egypt: No protection - systematic torture continues', which coincides with a UN meeting on Egypt's torture record, exposes the systematic nature of torture in Egypt, revealing...

One of the bills proposes a new National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Amnesty International believes that NHRC should be autonomous, credible and effective to protect and promote human rights, and...

'We appreciated the openness the Fox administration is showing on human rights issues, the progressive stance they have taken in international forums - including with the ratification of key human...

'The trend to silence peaceful critics and deny them their rights to freedom of expression and association continues,' Amnesty International said. 'These repressive measures constitute yet another...

'We oppose the death penalty for anyone, irrespective of the crime of which he is convicted and have appealed to the Governor of Virginia to commute Aimal Kasi's death sentence. The death penalty is...

Following 10 years of often difficult negotiations, an overwhelming majority of States at the UN General Assembly voted to take practical and concrete steps to eradicate this appalling violation of...

'This sentence demonstrates the determination of the Vietnamese authorities to stifle freedom of expression through the use of national security legislation,' Amnesty International said. Amnesty...

The organisation has also written to the President of Yemen, asking whether there had been attempts by the Yemeni authorities to arrest these persons, and urging them to provide clarification about...