Press Releases
Martyn, together with former Yazoo and Erasure star VINCE CLARKE (aka Illustrious Company) is using the responses to create a unique three-dimensional sound installation especially for Amnesty’s...
The annual campaign asks people in the UK to send cards to those under threat around the world – those imprisoned solely for their beliefs, those under sentence of death, those held without charge...
On the same day, the Minister of Interior announced that he had ordered the Préfets to proceed with the immediate expulsion of people convicted of criminal acts during the riots, whether they have an...
"Our thoughts and sympathy are first and foremost with those who have become the victims of this outrage in Jordan," said Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International. "Deliberately...
Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Stephen Bowen said: "Let us not be mistaken – this is not a good result for human rights. It is a sad day when Britain’s three major political parties...
Reacting to reports today of the Government's determination to allow police to hold terrorist suspects without charge for up to 90 days under the Terrorism Bill, Amnesty International NI Programme...
The closure comes shortly after the firm’s director sent an open letter to the Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao urging them to end the “barbaric†persecution of Falun Gong...
Amnesty also highlighted the case of Zheng Enchong, a Shanghai lawyer jailed for defending human rights. Amnesty International drew particular attention to: Detention of Tiananmen prisoners: 16 years...
The Welsh Language consultation group is an opportunity to discuss the Welsh language needs of Amnesty International’s members in Wales. The final outcome of this consultation will be the production...
A new report issued today by Amnesty International, ‘Ten years on: injustice and violence haunt the oil Delta’ , reveals how poverty-stricken communities, which protest against the actions of...