Press Releases

Kolawole Olaniyan, Director of Amnesty International’s Africa Programme, said: “We hope that the peace will usher in a new era for the people of Sudan. But human rights need more than rhetorical...

Amnesty International Scotland has welcomed the decision of a court in the USA to overturn the conviction of Kenny Richey, a Scottish man on death row in Ohio. The organisation is now calling for Mr...

Zhang Rongliang is diabetic and there are concerns that he may not receive the medical care or treatment he needs. Amnesty International has issued an 'Urgent Action' appeal and is calling for Mr...

In a letter to the Greek Minister of Public Order Giorgos Voulgarakis, Amnesty International has called for a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation of the allegations and for the perpetrators...

Hajieh Esmailvand’s death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court last month. Her unnamed co-defendant is at risk of imminent execution by hanging. Amnesty International members have been faxing...

Among the critical areas highlighted by Amnesty International is the chronic lack of resourcing for the EU’s human rights work at Council level including totally inadequate staffing at the Councilâ€...

Amnesty International said: 'The new judicial process against Augusto Pinochet in Chile is one further step on a long journey to justice. It has opened a door that many governments have been eager to...

Ongoing fighting between DRC government forces and dissident troops allied to the former RCD-Goma armed opposition group in North-Kivu province, as well as recent unconfirmed reports of a Rwandan...

More than 200 others were reportedly injured. Amnesty International also condemns the killing in broad day light of three election employees in Haifa Street in central Baghdad. 'There can never be any...

'These new allegations only underline the need for a full, impartial and independent inquiry that establishes what happened and who was responsible. 'If necessary, these investigations should go to...