Press Releases
The circular says all ten, who were detained on 24 June, are at grave risk of torture . They have been taken to a detention centre in Kinshasa, which has a well-earned reputation for torture, and have...
Abdullah Ocalan leader of the armed opposition group Kurdistan Workers' Party has been held in solitary confinement for 16 months since his apprehension on 15 February 1999. The human rights...
'Local communities are especially bearing the brunt of the ruling party's political machine,' the organisation added. Methods used by the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) to pressurize...
'The post-election government of Zimbabwe has an opportunity to take clear and definite steps to end the cycle of impunity. In the past impunity has led to further human rights violations - the people...
'Military and police personnel must know that they are accountable for their actions at all times - state of emergency or not,' the organisation said following the Indonesian government's declaration...
'Today, on the 20th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of prisoners in Tadmur Prison, we call on the Syrian government to dedicate itself to building a state of law and human rights', Amnesty...
The leaders of South and North Korea have signed a joint declaration to end the tense stand off on the Korean peninsula. They agreed on exchanging visiting groups of separated families and relatives...
Currently under consideration by the Government of India, the Prevention of Terrorism Bill bears many similarities to the former Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA). Amnesty...
'Guatemala should declare a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty ,' the organisation said. Tomás Cerrate Hernández and Luis AmÃlcar Cetino Pérez - convicted in...
'Guatemala should declare a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the {death penalty},' the organisation said. Tomás Cerrate Hernández and Luis AmÃlcar Cetino Pérez - convicted in...