Press Releases

When the eyes of the world are focused on the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, many will be reminded of a previous occasion when the city became the centre of world media attention – the 4 June 1989...

Israel’s wall, checkpoints and settlements criticised ahead of 40th anniversary of occupation of Palestinian territory Amnesty International has today (4 June) criticised Israel’s “Blatant violation...

Many in Liberia and Sierra Leone not aware of the start of trial, says Amnesty The trial of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor, which opens today at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The...

Amnesty International today (4 June) announced the shortlists for its prestigious annual Media Awards, which recognise excellence in human rights reporting and acknowledge journalism’s significant...

A new survey of UK diamond jewellery retailers released today (29 May) by Amnesty International UK and Global Witness reveals that many leading UK retailers still do not have effective policies in...

Powerful governments and armed groups are deliberately fomenting fear to erode human rights and to create an increasingly polarised and dangerous world, said Amnesty International today as it launched...

Amnesty International has condemned the treatment of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland, after a report from HM Chief Inspector of Prisons revealed that asylum detainees are being held in poorly...

Amnesty rejects tasers for P.S.N.I. as John Reid proposes wider deployment Amnesty International has rejected the proposed deployment of Taser electro-shock weapons to the PSNI, as Home Secretary John...

"... The difference between rape in films and marital rape is that we cannot scream, as our child might wake up in the other room. Or our child is right there next to us, her or his face distorted...

Amnesty International has called for the safe, immediate release of two aid workers from Northern Ireland and Kenya feared kidnapped in Somalia. The humanitarian workers with the aid agency Care...