Press releases in 2004

Amnesty International UK is calling for a public statement by the UK Home Office and police chiefs that the potentially-lethal devices will be treated as such: only issued to trained firearms officers...

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: 'It is astonishing that no one has been properly held to account for the Bhopal disaster, which is continuing to destroy the lives of the local...

The party, a spectacular '21st Century Victorian Burlesque Extravaganza' held at Canvas nightclub, saw notable supporters of the human rights organisation raising money for a new Amnesty International...

Amnesty International’s report reveals that human rights defenders in Chechnya have been tortured and even killed. Many more have been harassed or intimidated. The organisation says that human...

The three North Koreans - Chang Gyung-chul, his brother Chang Gyung-soo and their cousin Chang Mi-hwa, were arrested by Chinese Security Police in Shanghai in August 2003. They were taken to Sinuiju...

The second round of elections are due to be held on Sunday 21 November. The six sentenced were among a group of election monitors and members of the public who had gathered at a polling station in...

Natalie Hill, Deputy Asia Director at Amnesty International, said: 'Amnesty International is delighted to hear of the release of prisoners of conscience. We applaud this decision by the Burmese...

The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers today released the most comprehensive global survey of child soldiers to date. It said that Children's rights are fighting in almost every major...

A new report from Amnesty International today (16 November 2004) reveals details of uncontrolled arms exports involving the UK, Ireland, France, Russia and Poland amongst others, that have fuelled...

According to the US television network NBC, US Marines left five wounded Iraqi men in a mosque after a battle. The next day, last Saturday, another group of Marines entered the mosque, and an NBC...