Press releases in 2005

Amnesty International UK will host a special screening of the acclaimed film 'Bullet Boy' (cert 15) on Tuesday 18 October 2005 as part of its new 'Behind The Screen' film screenings at its east London...

A warrant for the general's arrest for alleged war crimes had been issued by an English court the previous day. The organisation is now calling on the UK authorities to urge Interpol to circulate the...

"Everything is upside down. People's properties and livelihoods are destroyed. They are so stressed, they have become like homeless beggars on the road. I am so angry about what the military is doing...

Andrea Shemberg, legal advisor to Amnesty International UK, said:

In the lead-up to the summit Amnesty International has sent a briefing paper to the British Government which currently holds the Presidency of the EU. The briefing raises concerns in relation to the...

These governments have thrown negotiations on the final outcome text into crisis just days away from the biggest meeting of world leaders in history on September 14-16 in New York. The three...

Thursday 1st September 2005 "Love is a Human Right" says Amnesty International Wales, as it launches Sex, Love and Homophobia, an exhibition on its world premier tour, at 5.30pm in Chapter Arts Centre...

At the last EU-China Ministerial Troika in May 2005, in relation to future consideration in lifting the arms embargo, the EU expressed human rights concerns on four areas, specifically: the need for...

Amnesty International Middle East and North Africa Programme Director Malcolm Smart said: "Torture remains widespread and systematic, and security forces have been allowed over many years to act with...

Amnesty International is calling on the UK and other members of the international community not to provide political and economic support to the demobilisation process until the Colombian authorities...