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Press releases in 2005

WHO Conference: Human rights must be at the heart of mental health reforms

The organisation is calling for effective enforcement of international human rights standards through rights-based national legislation in European countries. Protecting the rights of people with...

Guantánamo Bay: Release of British citizens welcome but long, long overdue

Kate Allen, UK Director of Amnesty International said: “Having campaigned long and hard over Guantánamo, we are delighted that the misery of these four men and the anguish of their families at last...

Rwanda: Human rights organisation forced to close

LIPRODHOR (La Ligue Rwandaise pour la Promotion et la Défense des Droits de l'Homme, or 'League for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights') was the only independent human rights organisation in...

Sudan: North-South peace deal signed, but what about human rights?

Kolawole Olaniyan, Director of Amnesty International’s Africa Programme, said: “We hope that the peace will usher in a new era for the people of Sudan. But human rights need more than rhetorical...

Guantánamo Bay: 'Icon of lawlessness' enters fourth year as torture allegations mount

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “Over the past three years Guantánamo has become an icon of lawlessness. “During the course of three years of executive detentions, Guantánamo...

China: Woman protesting at forced abortion may face further torture for not acknowledging

It is thought Mao’s refusal to confess to any "wrongdoing", even under torture, or to sign documents acknowledging that she had undergone "thought reform" in detention, are factors which may have...

Scotland: Kenny Richey case – appeal victory welcomed and speedy release urged for death row Scot

Amnesty International Scotland has welcomed the decision of a court in the USA to overturn the conviction of Kenny Richey, a Scottish man on death row in Ohio. The organisation is now calling for Mr...