Press Releases

'Journalists, academics, lawyers and human rights defenders have been arrested and detained for long periods of time simply because they are believed to be sympathetic to the Communist Party of Nepal...

Amnesty International is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances and urges the Nigerian authorities to ensure that the death by stoning sentence against Ms Hussaini is not carried out...

'Addressing human rights concerns in Zimbabwe means immediately disbanding state-sponsored militias, releasing over 100 individuals still in illegal detention, reforming the police to ensure...

'This trial should never have taken place,' the organisation said. The men, who have been in detention since their arrest in November 2001, were charged with 'habitual debauchery'. An Amnesty...

Nine officers accompanied Semira Adamu onto the plane, including three officers to act as escorts during the flight and an officer who videoed the operation. After being seated and bound hand and foot...

The religious police are also reported to have prevented rescuers from entering the school because they were males and therefore not permitted to mix with females. 'If these reports are true, this is...

'This weekend, Catalan police must exercise restraint and respect human rights. People must be allowed to express their opinions, no matter what those opinions are.' 'In Barcelona, all sides have...

'The police should abide by international human rights standards when fulfilling their duties. Action should be taken to ensure that the post-election period is free from the human rights abuses that...

Amnesty International has consistently demanded justice for serious crimes, including crimes against humanity, committed by Indonesian security forces and pro-Indonesian militia in East Timor during...

'Human rights are being undermined in the post-11 September security overdrive and the Commission has to rise to the challenge of protecting the rights of all independently of political interests. If...