Press Releases

Amnesty to take part in Global Day for Darfur, Sunday 17 September The people of Darfur are effectively being held hostage to the deadlock between the UN, the African Union and the Sudanese government...

The US government must clarify the fate and whereabouts of all people who have been secretly detained and guarantee fair trials for all people in its custody, Amnesty International said today....

Hundreds of thousands still live in sub-standard conditions one year after Operation "Drive out the Rubbish" One year after more than 700,00 people were forcibly evicted from their homes during...

In a new report released today (7 September) Amnesty International criticised the Colombian government for giving a “green light” to attacks against human rights defenders in the country –lawyers...

In a statement published to coincide with today's (7 September) resumption of the Coroner's inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, Amnesty International expressed serious concern that the...

Snow Patrol and Amnesty International have called on the Northern Irish public to take action to stop the horrific human rights abuses taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Snow Patrol are urging people to...

Amnesty International has revealed today (6 September) that people charged under anti-terrorism legislation in Turkey continue to face unfair, unending trials with some people still detained after...

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about reports that the UK government will today (5 September) forcibly return up to 32 Iraqi Kurds to northern Iraq. Amnesty International considers that...

Amnesty International UK today welcomed a new opportunity for a Scottish man on death row in the USA to clear his name. Yesterday the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeal in Cincinnati asked to re-hear...

Bydd Jeff Cuthbert A.C., Aelod y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol dros Gaerffili, yn ymweld â Nigeria ar gyfer Cynhadledd Seneddol Rhif 52 y Gymanwlad ac mae wedi cytuno i drafod gyda’i gymheiriaid seneddol...