Press Releases

Amnesty International today warned that the African Union (AU) would compromise its reputation if it elected Sudan as chair of the AU this week. The AU Assembly is expected to decide on its chair for...

Amnesty International today (29 January) issued an urgent web appeal on behalf of two Algerian men, known as “Q” and “K”, who are being held incommunicado in Algeria and are at risk of torture. The...

Amnesty International is inviting entries for its 16th annual Media Awards, which recognise excellence in journalism that has made a significant contribution to the UK public’s greater awareness and...

"These people have tricked us. We risked our lives to hand in our weapons… Some of our friends have been killed because they joined the programme. Now we can no longer live in our villages because...

Amnesty International deplores the executions yesterday of four Iranian Arab men and fears for the lives of other prisoners who are reported to have been sentenced to death recently following unfair...

Journalists striving to expose the misuse of government power in Azerbaijan are increasingly living under the threat of politically motivated arrests, physical assault and even death, Amnesty...

Amnesty International UK, Reprieve and anti-death penalty campaigners today (24 January) welcomed a fresh opportunity for a Scottish man on death row in the USA to clear his name. Later today the case...

Reacting to the Prime Minister's announcement that the UK Government is to sign up to the European Convention Against Trafficking, Amnesty International's Northern Ireland Programme Director Patrick...

Amnesty International has condemned the closure in Russia today of a key non-governmental organisation run by two distinguished Russian journalists. The organisation, the Russian Chechen Friendship...

Reacting to the Prime Minister's announcement that the UK Government is to sign up to the European Convention Against Trafficking, Amnesty International's Scotland Programme Director John Watson said...