Press Releases
Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “The US remains tainted by widespread allegations of torture that started with sickening pictures from Abu Ghraib. The UK armed forces must ensure...
The Group had been engaged in groundbreaking work in bringing justice to torture victims and its closure is a step-back in the struggle against torture. Amnesty International called for the decision...
On 23 December an anonymous caller to Armando Sánchez’s mobile phone told him he would be killed if he did not leave the country within five days. He reported the death threat and was given 24-hour...
Kate Allen, UK Director of Amnesty International said: “Having campaigned long and hard over Guantánamo, we are delighted that the misery of these four men and the anguish of their families at last...
The organisation is calling for effective enforcement of international human rights standards through rights-based national legislation in European countries. Protecting the rights of people with...
LIPRODHOR (La Ligue Rwandaise pour la Promotion et la Défense des Droits de l'Homme, or 'League for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights') was the only independent human rights organisation in...
It is thought Mao’s refusal to confess to any "wrongdoing", even under torture, or to sign documents acknowledging that she had undergone "thought reform" in detention, are factors which may have...
Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “Over the past three years Guantánamo has become an icon of lawlessness. “During the course of three years of executive detentions, Guantánamo...
Kolawole Olaniyan, Director of Amnesty International’s Africa Programme, said: “We hope that the peace will usher in a new era for the people of Sudan. But human rights need more than rhetorical...
Amnesty International Scotland has welcomed the decision of a court in the USA to overturn the conviction of Kenny Richey, a Scottish man on death row in Ohio. The organisation is now calling for Mr...