Press releases in 2006

Hundreds of thousands still live in sub-standard conditions one year after Operation "Drive out the Rubbish" One year after more than 700,00 people were forcibly evicted from their homes during...

The US government must clarify the fate and whereabouts of all people who have been secretly detained and guarantee fair trials for all people in its custody, Amnesty International said today....

In a statement published to coincide with today's (7 September) resumption of the Coroner's inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, Amnesty International expressed serious concern that the...

In a new report released today (7 September) Amnesty International criticised the Colombian government for giving a “green light” to attacks against human rights defenders in the country –lawyers...

Amnesty International has revealed today (6 September) that people charged under anti-terrorism legislation in Turkey continue to face unfair, unending trials with some people still detained after...

Snow Patrol and Amnesty International have called on the Northern Irish public to take action to stop the horrific human rights abuses taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Snow Patrol are urging people to...

Amnesty International UK today welcomed a new opportunity for a Scottish man on death row in the USA to clear his name. Yesterday the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeal in Cincinnati asked to re-hear...

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about reports that the UK government will today (5 September) forcibly return up to 32 Iraqi Kurds to northern Iraq. Amnesty International considers that...

A remarkable collection of letters between a retired bookseller and the family of a Soviet political prisoner – the result of an Amnesty International appeal - is published this week in a book, From...

Call on Government to tackle levels of violence that are impeding development and contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS The government's ongoing failure to tackle violence against Women's rights's...