Press Releases

According to statements made last week by the Chief Prosecutor of the ICTR, the Italian authorities have refused to fulfill their obligations under international law to implement an international...

These include: - International standards relating to the use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials; - the rights of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly; - the right not to be...

The investigation must be carried out in accordance with international standards which state that relatives must be given access to autopsy proceedings - including appointing an independent doctor to...

In a huge demonstration of regional solidarity, ordinary people from India, to Malaysia, to South Korea have signed petitions which will be delivered to diplomatic representatives in the region...

Richard Bunting, Director of Communications at Amnesty International UK, said: 'It is a terrible irony that as the Chinese authorities have campaigned to host the 2008 Olympics, repression and...

'For Jamaica to turn over a new leaf and move towards a more peaceful society, everyone - from the most influential politician downwards - must make a contribution to stopping the violence,' the...

'We are delighted that the four, who have been imprisoned since 1996, have finally been released. We hope that they can soon return to the business of making jokes and entertaining the Burmese people...

José Pinheiro de Lima, his wife and 15-year old son were killed by gunmen in their home in Morada Nova, Marabá, on 9 July - only five days after another peasant worker, Manoel Messias Colono de...

'All too often human rights have been considered subordinate to political considerations. Ordinary people have had to bear the brunt of political actors wishing to score a point. We appeal to all...

'Executions by stoning aggravate the brutality of the death penalty, which in itself is the most extreme form of torture and the ultimate violation of the right to life. It is a method specifically...