Press Releases

Amnesty International has today revealed that secret executions have been taking place in Nigeria’s prisons, despite recent assurances by the government that Nigeria has not executed “in years”. The...

President Musharraf’s decision to lift state of emergency fails to deal with a weakened judiciary and leaves country open to human rights violations Amnesty International today described Pakistan’s...

Thousands of signed postcards and a petition, calling for the release of Chinese prisoner Shi Tao, were presented to the Chinese Consulate in Edinburgh by Amnesty International and Mike Pringle MSP...

The Zimbabwean government continues to beat and torture political opponents and human rights defenders, despite the ongoing mediation process being facilitated by the Southern Africa Development...

As the Home Affairs Select Committee released its report today opposing an extension to pre-charge detention limits, Amnesty International UK urged people to sign its new “Not a Day Longer” e-petition...

Amnesty International UK Media Briefing Amnesty International UK’s ‘Ten good reasons why extending pre-charge detention is a bad idea’, outlines the strong case against government proposals to extend...

Amnesty International has welcomed the announcement made by Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs that the country will soon ratify key human rights treaties. But it added that this move will only be...

The Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has today condemned the “shocking situation” of Guantánamo Bay ahead of an event to launch a new book of poems from prisoners held at the US-run military prison. Mr...

Amnesty International has strongly condemned the hanging of three men in Japan earlier today. The executions - of Fukawa Hiroki, Fujima Seiha and Ikemoto Noboru - are the first under the present...

Amnesty International has strongly condemned the hanging of three men in Japan earlier today (7 December). The executions - of Fukawa Hiroki, Fujima Seiha and Ikemoto Noboru - are the first under the...