Press Releases
‘Intimidation and Denial: Attacks on freedom of expression in Darfur’ reports on how the Sudanese government, which is under increasing international pressure, is attacking freedom of expression...
The demonstrations have been called by the Awami League to protest against bomb attacks on their leadership last Saturday. The bombings left at least 19 people dead and some 300 wounded. Following the...
Amnesty International is alarmed that this execution was carried out despite reports that Ateqeh Rajabi was not believed to be mentally competent, and that she reportedly did not have access to a...
Representatives from Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights First and Human Rights Watch voiced concern that the denial is impeding their ability to effectively assess...
These have included attacks on civilians, arrests of people who dare to criticise the government and forced returns of people to villages that are highly unsafe. The human rights organisation, which...
Amnesty International said: “This investigation is crucial in order to counter any manipulation of the killings by political and military actors within the region, and to pre-empt any resulting...
The hearings, scheduled to take place on 23 August, are those of four Guantánamo Bay detainees facing trial by military commission at the US naval base in Cuba. These will be the first military...
All 39 ‘metis’ (male transvestites) are members of the Blue Diamond Society, an organisation in Kathmandu that campaigns for the rights of sexual minorities and provides sexual health advice and...
Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “The rule of law and human rights have become casualties of the measures taken in the aftermath of 9/11. This judgement is an aberration, morally...
“The meeting was frank and respectful and Amnesty International reaffirmed the importance of continuing the dialogue the organisation has maintained with successive Colombian governmentsâ€, Javier...