Press releases in 2003

As fighting and insecurity intensify in Liberia, Amnesty International is today (24 June 2003) urging the international community to organise a humanitarian evacuation programme for the tens of...

The meeting will underline the need for closer co-operation between trade unionists and other human rights defenders around the world. Luis Miguel Morantes, general secretary of the Colombian trade...

The organisation said that the security situation in Afghanistan had deteriorated in 2003, with at least two thirds of the country now in a situation of 'generalised instability.' There have been...

Heightened concerns for security have led to an alarming acceptance of torture in some quarters since the events of September 11. A new manual published on Thursday 26 June by Amnesty International...

Lesley Warner, Amnesty International UK Media Director, said: 'Aung San Suu Kyi is detained under a law which allows her to be held without charge or trial and without access to legal counsel for up...

'It is worrying that human rights are not even mentioned on the detailed, 8-page conference agenda', said David Petrasek, Senior Director of Amnesty International's Policy and Evaluation Program, who...

The Corporate Responsibility Bill has been tabled following the government's failure to include clear proposals on business transparency and accountability to stakeholders in its own recently...

The human rights organisation is looking for a strong public comment from the PM on the need for justice in the Chechen Republic and a clear indication that the UK government is not prepared to ignore...

The refugees will have just fifteen days to appeal their categorisation in a screening process that the two governments have been conducting since March 2001. In a joint statement, Amnesty...

The UK government should immediately establish a full, independent inquiry into non-combatant deaths in disputed circumstances among members of the UK Armed Forces, Amnesty International said today...