Press releases in 2004

The award is a chance for non-governmental organisations to nominate an article that has raised awareness and understanding of human rights issues whether local, national or international. Each NGO...

The two organisations and an expected several thousand people will be marching from El Paso, USA across the US-Mexican border to Juárez on Saturday February 14 2004. Amnesty International said:...

Mr King's Bill seeks to inject real substance into so-called 'corporate social responsibility' by requiring companies to report on the social and environmental impacts of their activities. It is...

The organisation urged Iran's judicial authorities to halt further executions of child offenders. This is reportedly the eighth execution of a child offender in Iran since 1990. Amnesty International...

Rolando Jiménez Posada, Rafael Millet Leyva, Miguel Sigler Amaya and Orlando Zapata Tamayo are four of the over 80 dissidents imprisoned after a massive government crackdown on 18 March 2003. Amnesty...

In a report on Mr Panetti's case, Amnesty International shows how Scott Panetti, who has had a long history of mental illness, stood trial in 1995 when suffering from schizophrenia. Despite his mental...

By January 2004, 54 people had been detained or imprisoned for these internet-related activities, a 60 per cent increase in just over a year. In addition an unknown number of people remain in...

On this 'anniversary' the two organisations are drawing attention to serious questions about the fairness of 39-year-old Kenny Richey's trial and the safety of his conviction. He was convicted of...

Intisar Bakri Abdulgader, who lives with her family in a suburb of the capital Khartoum, was to receive 100 lashes tomorrow (Friday 23) for the ‘crime’ of adultery. Human rights activists in Sudan and...

Policing operations surrounding a number of recent demonstrations in Switzerland have resulted in alleged violations of international standards on the use of force and firearms by law enforcement...