Press releases in 2007

U2 confirmed to contribute exclusive track to the album Green Day will release a cover version of John Lennon’s ‘Working Class Hero’ today. The track, which features a sample of Lennon’s original...

New incidences of human rights abuses in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, including detention without charge or trial, repression of activists and restrictions on domestic journalists, are revealed...

An unprecedented coalition of actors and musicians has today (Sunday) called on the international community to do more to protect the civilians of Darfur. The artists, including Sir Elton John, George...

Primary schools across Northern Ireland are holding special human rights lessons to mark the fourth anniversary of the deadly conflict in Darfur. The schools are responding to a call by Amnesty...

Pakistan has world’s biggest death row - appeal for ‘death row families’ from Amjad Hussain, brother of Briton released from Pakistan The number of people executed in 2006 fell compared to the...

The plight of death row Scot Kenny Richey was again highlighted by campaigners as new figures show 3,350 facing execution in the United States, amid a “disturbing revival of executions” in a number of...

Protests will take place on Sunday (29 April) in over 35 capitals around the world to mark the fourth anniversary of the deadly conflict in Darfur. Around the world 10,000 hourglasses filled with fake...

‘Protect The Human’, an exhibition featuring striking images of celebrities showing their concern for human rights issues, will go on display at eleven venues in the Cathedral Quarter from May 3rd to...

Native American Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in the United States suffer disproportionately high levels of rape and sexual violence, yet the federal government has...

Fourth highest number of executions in the world as Iraq turns clock back Amnesty International has condemned the soaring execution rate in Iraq as it published a new report today (20 April) showing...