Press Releases

Reacting to the news of the death of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “Pinochet’s death must not be the end of the story. Amnesty...

Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan concludes 10-day visit to region with impassioned call for human rights, justice and removal of illegal settlements Amnesty International's Secretary...

A multi-faith vigil was held for the people of Darfur on the steps of St Anne's Cathedral on Sunday 10th December. The Amnesty International-organised vigil enabled people in Belfast to join thousands...

Demonstration in London: Rape alarms to be set off outside Downing Street Photos and video from refugee camps in Chad available; experts available for interview Demonstrators will set off hundreds of...

Despite growing anger in Pakistan at the practice of enforced disappearances, the government has still not acknowledged its responsibility for hundreds of people arbitrarily detained in secret...

Responding to reports that the US military authorities at Guantanamo Bay have moved a group of detainees into a new maximum-security prison block at the camp, Amnesty International UK Campaigns...

Read a copy of this press release in Farsi (PDF, 100KB) 300 new sites censored every day; visits to websites used as evidence against activist Amnesty International today (7 December) expressed...

Janjawid militia raids villages in vehicles for the first time As the UN evacuates staff from the main Darfur town of El Fasher today because of the growing threat from armed groups, Amnesty...

Appeal to stop execution after justice minister backtracks over statements made to Amnesty International on death penalty. Amnesty International has today issued an urgent appeal against the imminent...

Control Arms campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). Work on an international Arms Treaty will begin immediately following a...