Press Releases
Amnesty International today (23 March) released a new briefing outlining its call for a full, independent and impartial inquiry into UK involvement in human rights abuses overseas post-11 September...
Students from Freman College break Mark Thomas’ record Sixth formers from Freman College in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, today (22 March) at 4.22pm set a new world record for the number of protests in...
Amnesty International has called on the Malawian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, after a judge today ruled that they will face trial in...
‘If JK Rowling lived in Saudi Arabia she could be arrested for practising "sorcery" with her Harry Potter books’ - James Savage Amnesty International has issued an “urgent appeal” calling for the...
Amnesty International has welcomed the move by the Minister for Health Michael McGimpsey in the provision to the Northern Ireland Executive of an options paper on dealing with historical child abuse...
Amnesty International has urged Cuban President Raúl Castro to ensure the safety of a group of female relatives of prisoners of conscience ahead of a scheduled demonstration today (18 March). The call...
Responding to new poll findings from the National Union of Students showing, among other things, that only a small minority of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights students who...
New US military measures to control the activities of US Special Operations forces in Afghanistan are a welcome step but more needs to be done to improve accountability for civilian casualties of...
A new report released today by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation reveals that European companies are participating in the global trade in ‘tools of torture’ such as fixed wall...
Amnesty makes call on eve of anniversary of round-up of dissidents Amnesty International today called on the Cuban authorities to revoke laws that restrict freedom of expression, assembly and...