Press Releases
In a new report published today, the organisation details 13 cases of human rights defenders who have been victimised because of their legitimate human rights work. These include activists, lawyers...
'The charges on which Saad Eddin Ibrahim and Nadia 'Abd al-Nur were convicted and imprisoned in a retrial in July 2002 are a pretext to punish them for criticising government policies. They should be...
On 22 November the League issued a report, which outlines two draft bills due to be submitted to the next Diet session beginning in January. The bills include: an amendment to the criminal code to...
The group launched an anti death penalty campaign in October and plan to deliver the results of the campaign to the president in early December. Amnesty International welcomed the campaign and urged...
'Social exclusion, economic deprivation and discrimination are integrally linked to HIV/AIDS.' 'Those who are on the social margins of society, who are denied access to their most basic human rights -...
The human rights organisation voiced its concern following recent reports that the Russian authorities are planning to close - by the end of January 2003 - camps in Ingushetia for civilians who fled...
On 22 November the organisation wrote to the Commander of the Eagle Base – the headquarters of the United States (US) Army detachment to SFOR – Brigadier General John T. von Trott, stating the...
'This decision is inexplicable. The Thai courts faced a big test with this case and were found wanting,' Amnesty International said today. The presiding judge disregarded the fact that Sok Yoeun has...
As part of its ongoing work as an international human rights organisation, Amnesty International monitors compliance with international standards in prisons throughout the world. Amnesty has, in the...
According to press reports at least eleven people were killed in the attack. Reports also indicated that civilians aboard an Israeli passenger aircraft were also targeted when two missiles were fired...