Press releases in 2006

Hundreds of Amnesty International members from across the UK are descending on parliament today (10 May) to lobby MPs for tough controls on the Arms, as a new report reveals a network of arms...

Seventy gravestones have been placed outside the Scottish Parliament today (10 May) to signify the number of people lost to small arms around the world every two hours. At the same time Amnesty...

Stormont’s steps were turned into a graveyard today as campaigners from Amnesty International and Oxfam called for political support for an international Arms Treaty. The campaigners were joined by a...

Amnesty has been campaigning for many years on the death penalty imposed on Children's rights and juveniles. Recently, the USA Supreme Court decided by a 5-4 majority that imposing such penalties on...

Reacting to the news of police raids on brothels in London and the West Midlands today (10 May), Amnesty International UK Media Director Mike Blakemore said: “Amnesty welcomes the police crackdown on...

Reacting to the news of police raids on brothels in Kent, Amnesty International UK Media Director Mike Blakemore said: “Amnesty welcomes the police crackdown on traffickers and their vicious trade in...

Responding to today’s ruling in the High Court that the UK government is not obliged to intervene on behalf of two UK residents held at Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International and the sister of one of...

Up to 130 people are reported injured after 13,000 riot police and 3,000 troops were deployed today (4 May) against 700 campaigners and farmers protesting against the eviction of people from their...

Racist killings in Russia are out of control, said Amnesty International today (4 May), as it published a new report detailing instances of racially motivated killings, racist attacks and xenophobia...

Amnesty International Scotland will be holding an event in Dundee on Thursday 30 March calling on men and boys to help tackle violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...