Press Releases

Responding to today’s apology from the Foreign Secretary David Miliband about previously failing to inform the House of Commons and the UK public about two US “extraordinary rendition” flights that...

Responding to the Foreign Secretary David Miliband's apology for previously failing to inform the House of Commons and the UK public about two US "extraordinary rendition" flights that landed in 2002...

Amnesty International is calling on the Serbian authorities and specifically Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica and President Boris Tadic to urgently condemn attacks on human rights activists and on...

Students and academics to lead day-long orange jumpsuit protest Cambridge University Amnesty International has persuaded hundreds of students and academics to don orange jumpsuits today to call for...

Amnesty International today urged the Colombian government and armed groups involved in the country’s internal conflict to respect the right of members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó...

Lift Off gets backing from political leaders north and south Amnesty International and teaching unions on both sides of the border will put the issue of human rights firmly into the classroom today...

LRA members charged with crimes under international law must be surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) immediately, Amnesty International said today, reacting to the news that a deal...

With the USA’s record on racial discrimination coming under UN scrutiny in Geneva on 21 and 22 February, Amnesty International is making available its own briefing to the UN on the issue. Tomorrow and...

In response to the announcement made by the Cuban President Fidel Castro that he will not return to the presidency, Special Advisor at Amnesty International, Javier Zuñiga said: “The new Cuban...

Amnesty calls for return of independent judiciary and release of judges and lawyers Pakistan’s new Parliament must take urgent steps to restore an independent judiciary, ensure the release of...