Press Releases
A warrant for the general's arrest for alleged war crimes had been issued by an English court the previous day. The organisation is now calling on the UK authorities to urge Interpol to circulate the...
Amnesty International UK will host a special screening of the acclaimed film 'Bullet Boy' (cert 15) on Tuesday 18 October 2005 as part of its new 'Behind The Screen' film screenings at its east London...
The proposed text on the Human Rights Council is woefully inadequate in failing to call for minimum elements essential for an improved and more authoritative human rights body. It offers people around...
"Everything is upside down. People's properties and livelihoods are destroyed. They are so stressed, they have become like homeless beggars on the road. I am so angry about what the military is doing...
Andrea Shemberg, legal advisor to Amnesty International UK, said:
In the lead-up to the summit Amnesty International has sent a briefing paper to the British Government which currently holds the Presidency of the EU. The briefing raises concerns in relation to the...
Thursday 1st September 2005 "Love is a Human Right" says Amnesty International Wales, as it launches Sex, Love and Homophobia, an exhibition on its world premier tour, at 5.30pm in Chapter Arts Centre...
These governments have thrown negotiations on the final outcome text into crisis just days away from the biggest meeting of world leaders in history on September 14-16 in New York. The three...
Amnesty International is calling on the UK and other members of the international community not to provide political and economic support to the demobilisation process until the Colombian authorities...
Amnesty International Middle East and North Africa Programme Director Malcolm Smart said: "Torture remains widespread and systematic, and security forces have been allowed over many years to act with...