Press Releases
Amnesty International outlines plan to ensure the safety of schoolgirls across the world A comprehensive study by Amnesty International published today (6 March 2008) reveals that thousands of girls...
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse now than it’s been at any time since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967, according to a new report published today (6 March) by a coalition of...
A new report prepared by the Northern Ireland members of the End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights (EVAW) Coalition challenges the NI departments on their...
Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip are being carried out with reckless disregard for civilian life, Amnesty International said today. “Israeli military attacks over...
The threat to journalists in Somalia trying to report on the continuing conflict is now the worst it has been since the overthrow of the Siad Barre government in 1991 said Amnesty International today...
Following the injunction granted on 28 February 2008 by the High Court of England and Wales to prevent Ben Griffin, a former member of the UK Special Forces (UKSF) Special Air Services (SAS), from...
Amnesty International has just published an urgent action appeal on behalf of four Sudanese army officers currently being held by the Darfuri armed opposition group the Justice and Equality Movement...
"The release of Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Perez, Orlando Beltran and Jorge Gechem is very positive news but we must not forget about the hundreds of civilians who are still being held hostage across...
Iran should end its persecution of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights rights campaigners, said Amnesty International today, as the human rights organisation published a new...
Those threatened include Amnesty award-winning journalists Freedom of speech and assembly is under increasing attack in Russia, said Amnesty International today, as it launched a new report on press...