Press Releases

Amnesty International today revealed that journalists in Chad are suffering from a major crackdown as the government continues fighting armed opposition forces in the east of the country. Journalists...

Warning of public health emergency in territory as even aid is cut off Israel’s blocking of all fuel supplies to Gaza was condemned as collective punishment today as Amnesty International warned of an...

Amnesty International today condemned the reckless and excessive use of lethal force by the Kenyan police, as reports emerged of the killings of at least twelve people - including a 13-year-old boy -...

As Gordon Brown heads to China for his first visit to the country as Prime Minister, Amnesty International has sent a briefing to him, outlining key human rights concerns that must be raised with the...

A new and revised version of ‘Fair Play: Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Scotland – A guide for journalists’ is available for download on our website. The guide, which was launched by the Asylum...

Risk of torture or death for 17 people held by rebel forces Amnesty International has appealed to thousands of its supporters to send a text message to a Darfur rebel commander demanding the immediate...

New report shows increase in use of Article 301 ‘Gagging Law’ On the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Amnesty International today called on...

Beatings, electric shocks and suspension from the ceiling could lie in wait Beaten by security forces, subjected to electric shocks and suspended from the ceiling. This is the tale of a Bangladeshi...

Thirteen Palestinians in Gaza with cancer and other life-threatening conditions are being denied safe passage out of the beleaguered territory by Israeli military authorities, Amnesty International...

Jehovah's Witnesses face increasing levels of discrimination and abuse in Armenia, and are being beaten and imprisoned for their beliefs, according to Amnesty International. In a report published...