Press Releases

The 'war on terror', far from making the world a safer place, has made it more dangerous by curtailing human rights, undermining the rule of international law and shielding governments from scrutiny...

The execution of Percy Levar Walton by electric chair, set for Wednesday 28 May in Virginia, coincides with the anniversary of Amnesty International's launch in 1961. The human rights organisation is...

Held at BAFTA in London on the evening of Thursday 22 May, the awards ceremony was hosted by Charles Wheeler, and the presenters of the awards included Will Self, David Hare, Joan Bakewell, Moira...

As new asylum statistics were published today Amnesty International called for the government to put people before targets and focus on the human rights issues behind asylum. The human rights...

In an open letter to the Security Council, the two human rights organisations called the situation in Ituri a 'critical test' of the Security Council's commitments to prevent mass killings and protect...

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: 'Our delegates in Iraq have seen bodies removed from mass graves, spoken to people who feel unsafe on the streets and heard of security files which...

Chris Marsden, Chair of Amnesty International UK Business Group, said: 'The legal agreements signed by the Turkish government and the pipeline consortium effectively create a 'rights-free corridor'...

The warning comes as Indonesia declared martial law in the province of Aceh and troops launched a massive offensive against separatist rebels. Reports in the Indonesian media indicate that aircraft...

The report argues that without harmonised export controls, stricter end-use monitoring and greater transparency in arms dealing, G8 complicity in human rights abuses will only continue. As the G8...

Fredy Peccerelli, his sister Bianka Irina and Omar Bertoni Giron de Leon have been threatened and intimidated in a number of incidents in Guatemala City. The organisation is calling for an immediate...