Press Releases
As European Commission President Barroso and nine other Commissioners head to China, Amnesty International warns that the success of their mission depends on real improvements in the human rights...
Amnesty International today called on the Ethiopian military to release 41 Children's rights held after a raid on the Al Hidya mosque in Mogadishu – the capital of Somalia – on 19 April 2008, which...
Amnesty International said today (23 April) that all shipments of small arms, light weapons and ammunition ordered from China by the Zimbabwe Government must be halted as there is a real risk that it...
Amnesty International said today that all shipments of small arms, light weapons and ammunition ordered from China by the Zimbabwe Government must be halted as there is a real risk that it may lead to...
Amnesty International has today launched a hard-hitting new film about “waterboarding”, the practice of torturing prisoners by partially drowning them. Amnesty’s film, called “Stuff Of Life”, is set...
Amnesty International today called on the UN and governments in Central Africa to take immediate action to secure the release of more than 350 men, Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...
Amnesty International has called for an immediate moratorium on executions in Iraq after 28 people were executed this week after what appear to have been hasty and unfair trials. Amnesty International...
New commission must hold perpetrators of post-election violence to account As the new Kenyan coalition government prepares to take office, Amnesty International today called on the new government to...
Fresh call on government to address human rights concerns across Pakistan Amnesty International today welcomed the decision by Pakistan’s new government to ratify a key human rights treaty, but added...
Amnesty International Press Release Embargo: 00:01 hrs Friday 17th April (can be used for Friday editions) Amnesty International welcomes SNP Taser debate Amnesty International has welcomed the...