Press Releases
Amnesty International and Rape Crisis welcomed the government’s announcement today of possible new measures to raise conviction rates in rape cases but warned that much more needs to be done. The...
As the Policing Board meet to decide on the deployment of electro-shock “taser” weapons to the PSNI, a new report from Amnesty International reveals a significant year-on-year increase in deaths...
Reacting to today's reports that former Liberian president Charles Taylor has "escaped" from his home in Calabar, Nigeria, Amnesty International said "any country in which he is found has a...
Amnesty International renews call for public inquiry on eve of Nicholas Blake’s Deepcut report. Ahead of the publication tomorrow of Nicholas Blake QC's report into the deaths of Privates (Ptes) James...
A new report from Amnesty International today (28 March) reveals a significant year-on-year increase in deaths related to electro-shock “Taser” weapons in the USA. In the UK, over three-quarters of...
Tomorrow (28 March), the US Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan regarding the legality of trials before military commissions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Despite...
"Of course, I am afraid. I am afraid for myself and my future. Gradually the fear for myself grows into fear for the people of my country and their future." Pavel, 21, an activist in the youth...
New report from the Control Arms Campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). UN arms embargoes are systematically violated and must be...
Amnesty International welcomes the overwhelming vote by the UN General Assembly today in favour of establishing a new Human Rights Council. In doing so, Amnesty International believes that UN member...
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the safety of Palestinian detainees in Jericho Prison. The prison is currently surrounded by Israeli forces who have threatened to kill detainees who...