Press Releases

On 7 June 2000 the United Nations and the OAU jointly announced the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into allegations of hundreds of extrajudicial killings in Togo in 1998. Amnesty...

'On the evidence available, Amnesty International believes that this treatment amounts to torture and that this prisoner is being singled out by the authorities,' Amnesty International said. 'The...

'Angola has failed to meet its commitments to uphold press freedom and other human rights - it has lacked the political will to implement this commitment.' In addition, there is a pattern of impunity...

The human rights organisation is concerned at reports that Dr Saad Eddin Ibrahim is accused, among other charges, of receiving funds from and collaborating with foreign parties on projects aimed at...

The President-to-be must at the very earliest opportunity make clear to all Mexicans and the international community that the unrestricted protection of human rights will be a cornerstone of his...

A draft resolution now being considered by the Security Council would ban the export of all rough diamonds from Sierra Leone until the government of Sierra Leone can establish a proper certification...

Mr Chell, a psychiatric nurse, was today reportedly convicted of heroin trafficking and sentenced to death by hanging, despite numerous alleged inconsistencies in the prosecution's case against him...

'Rape, sexual slavery and other forms of sexual violence by rebel forces have been systematic and widespread,' notes the human rights organisation which is making specific recommendations to all the...

The Saudi Prince, currently in Britain for an eight-day visit that includes meetings with Tony Blair, Robin Cook and John Prescott and engagements with the Queen and Prince Charles, is governor of the...

Amnesty International is concerned for the safety and whereabouts of noted Afghan scholar and former lecturer at Kabul University, Professor Mohammad Rahim Elham, who was deported to Afghanistan by...