Press releases in 2007

Amnesty International has called for tougher controls on arms exports as it revealed that a Northern Ireland company has helped to equip Pakistan's police force, currently engaged in the brutal...

Amnesty International today launched a new regular blog on human rights issues in Scotland. This fortnightly post will set out to provide the Scottish angle on human rights and the human rights angle...

The Control Arms campaign welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment to tightening UK arms controls, which he made in his Lord Mayor's speech last night. Extending export controls means UK citizens will...

ISAF must promote reform of Afghan detention system The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan is exposing detainees to the risk of torture and other ill-treatment by...

As the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meets in Rio de Janeiro this week, Amnesty International said today that restrictions on freedom of expression online are increasing globally. Amnesty...

Group of politicians and trade unionists at risk of torture and ill-treatment Amnesty International today demanded the release of five men being held in Pakistan. The five include three politicians...

Amnesty International today called on its 2.2 million members worldwide to address the rising tide of homophobia in Lithuania. In recent months the gay community in the Baltic state has seen marches...

Amnesty International is calling on the Georgian authorities to promptly open a thorough, impartial and independent investigation into allegations that special police forces used excessive force when...

As detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets members of her political party for the first time in more than three years, Amnesty International has today published fresh evidence of grave...

Warning against “wholesale” executions Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal on behalf of 11 people in Iraq who are reportedly facing imminent execution. The human rights organisation is...