Press Releases

'Reports keep coming in about unlawful killings, especially from Jenin and Nablus where the Israeli Defence Forces have reportedly killed scores of Palestinians using tank rounds and missiles from...

In recognition of recent comments made by both US Secretary of State Colin Powell and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair which stressed the need to commit peace monitors to the region, Amnesty International...

'These men are held solely on account of their peaceful dissenting political activities. They have been denied their fundamental rights to liberty, to freedom of expression, to a fair trial and to be...

The organisation warned that; 'The worsening human rights situation could have a devastating impact on regional security and in particular a threat to the fragile peace in Sierra Leone. The...

Amnesty International's figures, released at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) in Geneva, showed that the number of people executed last year jumped by over 100 per cent: up from...

The procedures for the election of the members of the emergency Loya Jirga, which were announced 1 April 2002, state that those who are elected or selected as members of the Loya Jirga must not have...

The 27-year conflict between the Angolan Government and armed forces of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) gave rise to gross human rights abuses. During the war both...

This renewed call includes the arrest of the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and his supreme Commander Ratko Mladic, both charged with genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the...

'These six years have been marked by alleged police and judicial incompetence and failures, which resulted in the families of the victims being denied justice,' Amnesty International said. Amnesty...

The lack of progress made by the Georgian government in key areas has been highlighted by the UN Committee as it concluded its current consideration of the country's compliance with the International...