Press releases in 2006

Actor and filmmaker Nicolas Cage is donating $2 million to establish a fund to help former child soldiers, which will include support for rehabilitation shelters, medical services and psychological...

Two leading Russian journalists have today urged the UK government to raise concern at deteriorating press freedoms in Russia. In a meeting with the UK minister responsible for human rights - Ian...

Amnesty International has welcomed the anticipated vote today by the British Medical Association (BMA) to condemn torture of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay . 500 doctors from around the UK, including...

Responding to today’s ruling from the US Supreme Court on Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International is calling for the US authorities to immediately release prisoners or allow fair trials for all...

As the African Union heads of state gather in Banjul, Gambia, and the UN Security Council discusses the deployment of UN peacekeepers in Darfur, Amnesty International today published a new report on...

Amnesty International today (28 June) reacted to Mr Justice Sullivan’s decision at the High Court to quash Control Orders against six men because they were “incompatible" with Article 5 of the...

Amnesty International calls on the Palestinian armed groups who are holding hostage a 19-year-old Israeli soldier, Corporal Gilad Shalit, not to harm him and to release him promptly. The Iz al-Din al...

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Amnesty International UK Severe health consequences include injuries, chronic pain, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder; Evidence of the...

Cathy Zimmerman, author of ‘Stolen Smiles’, will be presenting the report to MSPs at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 29th June at 1pm in Committee Room 6.

The winners of the 15th annual Amnesty International UK Media Awards were announced in a ceremony at London’s Café Royal last night. The awards recognise excellence in human rights reporting and...