Press Releases
Amnesty International said: 'We have seen some positive steps emerging in Afghanistan, such as the building of a professional police force, training of the judiciary, police and lawyers, legal reform...
The organisation is calling for their immediate and unconditional release, believing that they have been convicted solely for their peacefully held views. Twelve of the defendants - including the...
Reports indicate that the boy was wearing an explosive belt, which would suggest that he was knowingly carrying it. According to Israeli army reports the boy may have intended to detonate the...
The report, Burundi: Child soldiers - the challenge of demobilisation , says that unless the Burundian government urgently addresses the needs of Children's rights who have been used as porters...
Arzhang Davoodi, 46, was arrested between August and October 2003 and severely beaten after criticising the Iranian authorities in a secretly filmed television documentary Iran Undercover – Inside...
A week ago a senior Chinese legislator suggested that China executes 10,000 people a year - more than the number of judicial executions recorded for the rest of the world combined. Political...
Amnesty International said: 'Once again Israel has chosen to violate international law instead of using alternative lawful means. Sheikh Yassin could have been arrested and prosecuted. The Israeli...
Patricio Ordóñez Maico, a member of the Friends for Life Foundation ( Fundación Amigos por la Vida ), an organisation which campaigns for the rights of LGBTIed people, was assaulted at FLF's...
The human rights organisation has underlined that, in accordance with international standards, law enforcement officials may resort to the intentional lethal use of firearms only when strictly...
The human rights organisation's new report highlights the insecurity within Iraq, particularly: Civilians killed by excessive force by coalition forces and attacks by armed groups; 8,500 or more...