Press Releases

In a briefing sent ahead of the UN Security Council debate on Darfur, Amnesty International today urged Council members to ensure the UN mission to Darfur has the resources needed to fulfil its...

As the conflict between the Chadian government and armed groups escalates, Amnesty International today (1 Feb) called on all parties to the conflict not to attack civilians. Tawanda Hondora, Deputy...

Amnesty International today warned that two sisters, Zohreh and Azar Kabiri-niat are facing execution by stoning, for "adultery”, in Iran. Amnesty International members in the UK and around the world...

Photo of Behnam Zare’ available from Amnesty press office Amnesty International today (6 February) warned that a young man in Iran aged only 15 at the time of his offence will be executed in the next...

"I was arrested, they brought me to the police station... They began with slaps and then they started beating me." – Statement from a man arrested in Prijedor in Republika Srpska. Torture and ill...

Amnesty International issues urgent call to its 2.2 million members Amnesty International today issued an urgent action to its 2.2 million members on behalf of four Chadian opposition leaders arrested...

Amnesty International is inviting entries for its 17th annual Media Awards, which recognise excellence in journalism that has made a significant contribution to the UK public’s greater awareness and...

Amnesty International today urged African state leaders to address the critical human rights challenges confronting the continent – in particular the abuses in Kenya and Sudan which continue unabated...

Amnesty International today called a report published by the Winograd Commission on Israel’s conduct in the war with Hizbullah in July-August 2006 “deeply flawed.” The organisation said that the...

Fears are mounting for the safety of a 15-year-old girl who went missing in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on 18 January. Adriana Sarmiento Enriquez was last seen in the afternoon of 18 January by her friends...