Press Releases

Amnesty International said: “These people have only been exercising their right to freedom of expression in a peaceful manner. They were holding an election to the Governing Council of their party...

Irene Khan said: 'Amnesty International acknowledges the progress that Turkey has made in the area of human rights. We want to encourage the government to go along this path, but we also want to...

Reports indicate that more than 15 people, including police officers and local residents, have been killed. Amnesty International said: 'Amnesty International deplores the reported killings of local...

Amnesty International is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances and is particularly concerned that the application of the punishment in Nigeria is discriminatory. Some of the categories of...

A new report released today (Monday 9 February 2004) by Amnesty International reveals Home Office asylum decisions based on inaccurate and out-of-date country information, unreasoned decisions about...

In an open letter to Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, Amnesty International said: 'Given the widespread use of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in places of detention in...

Hundreds of people have 'disappeared' in Nepal since the collapse of a cease-fire last August and are in unacknowledged detention or have been extra-judicially executed. Relatives of victims have...

Darfur: Too many people killed for no reason reports that the Sudanese government's air force has indiscriminately bombed villages in Darfur, in an attempt to put down rebel armed groups. The...

As 22-year-old Ines Pena was driven around the city by the two men, who are thought to be army-backed paramilitaries, her feet were reportedly scalded with boiling water and her head shaved. As she...

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: 'The existing measures under the Anti Terrorism Crime and Security Act (2001) have already created a small-scale Guantanamo Bay in the UK by allowing...