Press Releases
‘There’s almost a conspiracy of silence over war crimes in Gaza’ - Kate Allen Acclaimed actors, directors and other artists are spearheading a new drive for accountability over war crimes committed...
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to receive a mass of appeals from Amnesty International members worldwide, urging him to hold an independent public inquiry into the killing of Belfast solicitor...
Half a million people displaced; over 100 girls’ schools closed; ‘bloody square’ punishments; half of all police deserting their posts The Pakistani government should act immediately to protect...
Journalists intimidated, including by forced psychiatric detention threats Ahead of the second anniversary (14 February) of the present government’s term in Turkmenistan, Amnesty International has...
As the Zimbabwean political parties finalise the process of setting up a new government, Amnesty International challenges the new regime to demonstrate a commitment to human rights in its first 100...
The government of Papua New Guinea must act now to end a rash of more than 50 killings related to allegations of sorcery, Amnesty International said today. The murder of a father and son in Ban...
Many of the countries involved in the UN Human Rights Council’s recent examination of China failed to address some of the most serious human rights issues, Amnesty International said today. Roseann...
Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip have carried out a deadly campaign of abductions, killings, torture and death threats against those they accuse of “collaborating” with Israel, as well as opponents and...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's announcement today that he will conduct an investigation into attacks on UN installations in Gaza is welcome yet insufficient, said Amnesty International...
Growing threat of reprisals puts innocent civilians in the firing line Amnesty International today condemned the actions of a suicide bomber, reportedly dressed as a civilian, who blew herself up...