Press releases in 2008

Reacting to the news of PSNI raids on a brothel in Belfast last night, Amnesty International Northern Ireland Programme Director Patrick Corrigan said: "Amnesty welcomes the police crackdown on...

Amnesty International is marking the sixth anniversary of US detentions at Guantánamo Bay (11 January) with protests in Belfast and around the world as part of its campaign to close the US-run prison...

Amnesty International is marking the sixth anniversary of US detentions at Guantánamo Bay (11 January) with protests around the world, including in Edinburgh, as part of its campaign to close the US...

Protestors take to streets around the world On the sixth ‘anniversary’ of the first prisoners being taken to the US prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, over 1,200 parliamentarians from around the world -...

Amnesty International has stated today that until the processes of an Equality Impact Assessment and compliance with human rights standards are satisfactorily completed, the organisation remains...

Amnesty International is marking the sixth anniversary of US detentions at Guantánamo Bay (11 January) with protests in London and around the world as part of its campaign to close the US-run prison...

Secretary General Irene Khan launches new portal from Bangladesh Amnesty International today launched a new version of its website to cater for the millions of Bangla speakers across the globe. The...

Amnesty’s Secretary General calls for justice for thousands killed Amnesty International has called for a full-scale investigation into human rights violations carried out during the Liberation War of...

John Spirko: another Kenny Richey? One of the first things Kenny Richey did after his release this week was refer to other people on death row in Ohio who he believes are innocent - he mentioned 20 in...

Amnesty International has welcomed news that Kenny Richey, a Scottish man who has spent over 20 years on death row in Ohio, USA, is about to return to his native Edinburgh. Mr Richey, who won an...