Press Releases

'This wave of detentions against activists and government opponents raises fears that the Syrian authorities might be trying to turn back the clock to the country's recent past when thousands of...

In response to the bombing, which killed at least 16 Israelis and injured dozens of others, many civilians, Amnesty International said: 'We condemn this attack and all targeting of civilians. Such...

'Abderrahmane Khelil and Sid Ahmed Mourad should be released immediately and unconditionally,' Amnesty International said. 'Their arrest and detention is the latest in a series of measures aimed at...

On that morning, a group of Guacimal plantation workers accompanied by members of the Batay Ouvriye trade union federation and two local journalists arrived at the plantation, which has been the scene...

Amnesty International, which has documented the cases of 195 people still imprisoned after unfair trials, is calling for the Chinese authorities to release all prisoners - including, since June 1989...

Dermot McShane died shortly after being taken to hospital on the night of 12 July 1996 in Londonderry, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland. He had been fatally injured in the course of a major public...

Amina Lawal was charged with adultery and sentenced to stoning to death on 22 March 2002 by a Sharia Court in Katsina State in northern Nigeria. Her appeal was originally scheduled for 27 May 2002...

In a statement to the organisation on the eve of the anniversary of his death, Signe Modén, Osmo Vallo's mother, said: 'I have been partially vindicated by the authorities' admission that the actions...

'International law respected across the world unequivocally prohibits the use of the death penalty against child offenders - people who were under 18 years old at the time of their crimes,' Amnesty...

Amnesty International's global survey of human rights in 2001 indicates that a number of governments jumped on the 'anti-terrorism' bandwagon and seized the moment to step up repression, undermine...