Press releases in 2003

Amnesty International UK Media Director, Lesley Warner, said: 'The recent dramatic rise in the use of the death penalty is seriously alarming. Trials are routinely unfair, with people unable to...

Amnesty International UK Media Director, Lesley Warner, said: 'The plight of the survivors and families of those who were attacked, killed, tortured or raped must not be forgotten. 'The persistent...

The new Home Office asylum statistics, showing that human rights abuses are driving asylum claims from countries like Somalia and Zimbabwe, also show a significant drop in applications compared with...

'The report is an important step towards truth and justice in Peru, after two decades of internal armed conflict in which grave human rights violations and abuses were committed by the state and by...

The arrests came only days after President Álvaro Uribe criticized several military commanders for a lack of operational results, apparently including commanders in the department of Arauca. 'Trade...

The report documents consistent evidence that ten years on from the massacres at Candelária and Vigário Geral, in 1993, little has changed. Statements made in public by elected officials even appear...

'Allegations of human rights abuses by both the CPN (Maoist) and the security forces during the cease-fire has led to a souring of the peace process,' Amnesty International said. 'In order to prevent...

The human rights organisation, which has itself submitted a response to the government's Department for Constitutional Affairs, warns that the cuts will result in the closure of reputable legal firms...

Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan said: 'The world is changing rapidly and new threats to human rights are emerging, while some existing patterns are getting stronger. Globalising...

The US authorities must be judged not on the basis of what games and videos were provided but on the appalling facts that these Children's rights were held thousands of miles from home with no access...