Press Releases
On the eve of Presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday 28 June, Amnesty International calls on candidates, the government and the security forces to publicly commit to respect human rights...
Workers from across London will be giving up their lunch hour tomorrow (Friday 26 June) to protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Kensington at the Iranian government’s harsh treatment of trade...
Amnesty International condemns the cross amputations carried out on four teenagers earlier today by al-Shabab armed militia in northern Mogadishu. Ali Mohamudi Geedi, Osmail Kalif Abdule, Jeylani...
Newly released interviews with former Bagram detainees by the BBC are a timely reminder of the continuing need for accountability, transparency and for the human rights of those held by the USA in...
Amnesty International today (24 June) condemned the formal arrest of prominent scholar and activist Liu Xiaobo on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power” on 23 June. The People’s Daily...
A new report released today (24 June) from Amnesty International reveals a pattern of widespread torture, sexual abuse and exploitation and ill treatment of suspects during arrests, interrogation and...
* Crucifixion means decapitated body and head to be displayed on pole in public * One man’s sentence increased from five years to 20 years to death Amnesty International has issued urgent appeals for...
Amnesty International is calling on the Al-Shabab armed group not to carry out amputations on four men who have been accused of robbery. The four young men were sentenced on 22 June to cross...
Amnesty International brings another packed programme to the Edinburgh Festival this year, underlining its long-term work with festival-goers to protect the right to freedom of expression around the...
Noting the return of members of the Roma community to their home country Romania, after being forced from their homes by racially-motivated attacks in Belfast, Amnesty International has warned of a...