Press Releases
Amnesty International said: 'Recent events at the Qala-i-Jhangi fort near Mazar-i-Sharif, where several hundred captured Taleban fighters and others were killed in disputed circumstances, and news...
The international community must take responsibility for the refugees who have fled the bombing campaign. Pledges of international assistance at the start of the war have not materialised to the...
The reported conduct of the CIA operatives is disturbing, specifically the apparent threat of execution. All personnel involved in the custody and interrogation of prisoners should be fully aware that...
As the world marks Human Rights Day today, Amnesty International paid tribute to the courage, endurance and tireless struggle of the relatives of the over 1,000 men, Women's rights's rightss rights's...
Guatemalan human rights groups believe that former General Arévalo Lacs may have trained the military patrol responsible for the massacre at Dos Erres, perpetrated by the Guatemalan army and its...
The organisation released today, in Mexico, a new report describing the ongoing pattern of abuses against those engaged in the defence of human rights. The report covers more than 35 cases from 1996...
The previous month, 63 Karen asylum-seekers took shelter in Htee Wah Doh after being forcibly returned to Burma by the Royal Thai Army. They joined other internally displaced Karens who were living...
Monday 10th December 2001 Parliament Square London SW1 6PM - 8PM (nearest Underground Station: Westminster, District/Circle) Amnesty International UK, Liberty, the Al-Khoei Foundation, the Muslim...
'On this occasion we renew our calls for her release, and for the release of hundreds of other prisoners of conscience there. We strongly urge the Burma government to free these people immediately -...
Amnesty International said: 'Appropriate arrangements for the processing and protection of fighters who have surrendered must be made this time. The International Committee of the Red Cross should be...