Press Releases

This year, Amnesty International Wales is celebrating Protect the Human Week on 14th-20th October, and we're asking schools in Wales to hold special assemblies to focus on human rights. The...

Man imprisoned and tortured for complaining about eviction to make way for Olympic development With 687 days to go before the start of the Beijing Olympics, Amnesty International today (21 September)...

Amnesty International today (21 September) condemned the executions of Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marinus Riwu after what might have been an unfair trial. Amnesty International is deeply...

Nobel Literature Laureate Seamus Heaney, whose poem From the Republic of Conscience first inspired the "Ambassador of Conscience" Award, was the first to congratulate Mr. Mandela.

Reacting to news reports that the African Union Peace and Security Council has agreed to an extension of the AU peacekeeping mission in Sudan, Amnesty International said that the development is a...

Following a military coup d’etat and the declaration of martial law in Thailand yesterday, Amnesty International has called for the military authorities to comply with Thailand's obligations under...

Reproduced with permission from the News Letter Amnesty International knows that the police have a difficult and dangerous job to do. Any workman wants the right tools for the job and it is perfectly...

Human rights group says Government must intervene in case of eight UK residents held at Guantánamo Bay Amnesty International today (18 September) called for the UK government to act over 'forgotten'...

Human rights group says UK must intervene in case of eight UK residents held at Guantánamo Bay Amnesty International today (18 September) called for the UK government to act over “forgotten” prisoners...

Events in 32 countries: Massive show of global solidarity from Australia to Zambia Hundreds of thousands of people will today hold a global Day for Darfur and call for UN peacekeepers to be sent to...