Press Releases
The closure comes shortly after the firm’s director sent an open letter to the Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao urging them to end the “barbaric†persecution of Falun Gong...
Amnesty also highlighted the case of Zheng Enchong, a Shanghai lawyer jailed for defending human rights. Amnesty International drew particular attention to: Detention of Tiananmen prisoners: 16 years...
The Welsh Language consultation group is an opportunity to discuss the Welsh language needs of Amnesty International’s members in Wales. The final outcome of this consultation will be the production...
A new report issued today by Amnesty International, ‘Ten years on: injustice and violence haunt the oil Delta’ , reveals how poverty-stricken communities, which protest against the actions of...
The 24-page illustrated catalogue contains a wide range of high-quality goods – including: fair trade footballs and rugby balls from Pakistan fair trade wooden toys from India a traditional African...
In a comprehensive report entitled ‘Still Waiting After 60 years: Justice for Survivors of Japan's Military Sexual Slavery System’, the organisation outlines the brutal treatment suffered by â...
The Amnesty International mission follows the deaths of at least nine people and injuries to many others trying to enter the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. The findings were released at a...
The Protect The Human drive, launched on 23 October, is a major nationwide initiative aimed at getting a million people across the UK to stand up and speak out for human rights. The launch kicked off...
The campaign, part of Amnesty International’s new ‘Protect The Human’ initiative, involves SilverSurfers.net internet users from all over the UK sending email appeals directly to the Vietnamese...
Learning about human rights begins in the primary school classroom - that is the message from a high-level, cross-border conference taking place in Dublin Castle tomorrow (Thursday 20 October 2005)...