Press Releases

"For several years we have received complaints about the inadequacy of medical care - and delays in treatment - in Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's prisons in California,"...

'This evidence is more than sufficient to demonstrate the urgent need for governments to take determined action to halt the arms-for-diamonds trade with those who are committing human rights abuses,'...

ensure that security officers refrain from the use of excessive force, torture or ill-treatment of prisoners as a matter of urgency; initiate a full, independent and impartial investigation into all...

At least 77 Falun Gong followers are reported to have died in custody, or shortly after release, in suspicious circumstances since the crackdown began in July 1999. It appears that many of them died...

' Impunity for the torture, rape and killing of civilians, including Children's rights, is an outrage and contributes nothing to lasting peace or reconciliation,' a spokesman said from the human...

'The memory of the years of bloodshed suffered by the Lebanese people is all too recent, all too painful,' Amnesty International's Secretary General Pierre Sané said. 'We are looking to the state and...

On 22 April, 30 protestors were injured and over 140 temporarily detained when military police reportedly attacked peaceful protestors using tear gas, rubber bullets and baton charges. Eight months on...

Up to 200 people believed to be involved in the planning of anti-government demonstrations or marches for Human Rights Day on 10 December were rounded up and held in custody in order to prevent them...

North Korean law states that leaving the country without permission is a criminal act and punishment can be anything from seven years in a reform institution to execution. It is estimated that...

Although the new law will result in the immediate release of thousands of prisoners, it still specifically excludes the release of others who have been imprisoned for peacefully expressing opinions...