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Press releases in 2008

Iraq: Governments providing false picture to hide grim reality for Iraqi refugees

The international community is evading its responsibility towards refugees from Iraq by promoting a false picture of the security situation when the country is neither safe nor suitable for return...

Home Affairs Committee report fails to tackle the need to protect the most vulnerable Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights

Responding to the Home Affairs Committee Report on violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights released today, Amnesty International UK Women's rights's rights's...

Guantanamo ruling welcomed

New letter to Gordon Brown raises concern for UK residents, including ‘health and well-being’ of Binyam Mohamed Amnesty International has welcomed today’s ruling from the US Supreme Court that...

UK: 42 days decision 'dangerous and diaappointing' says Amnesty as it vows to take fight to Lords
Iran: Two child offenders reprieved hours from execution

At least eight other executions set to go ahead today Responding to a late reprieve for two child offenders due to have been executed today in Iran, Amnesty International has called for the reprieves...

China: Amnesty Appeals for justice for victims of Tiananmen Square as roses are scattered in Belfast

Amnesty International activists will scatter red roses in Belfast city centre today (Weds 4 June) to mark the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square. The...

Amnesty heads 42 days plea to unionist MPs: 'Defend the values that underpin civil liberties in this country'

Northern Ireland's DUP and UUP MPs have received an impassioned plea from Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen ahead of today’s debate on plans to extend pre-charge detention limits to 42 days...

42 days decision 'dangerous and disappointing' says Amnesty as it vows to take fight to lords

Today's vote by UK MPs to extend yet further the maximum period of pre-charge detention for terror suspects is a dangerous and disappointing development, said Amnesty International today, as the...

Amnesty's head's 'watershed' 42 days plea to backbench MPs: 'Defend the values that underpin civil liberties in this country'

Backbench MPs have received an impassioned plea from Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen ahead of today’s debate on plans to extend pre-charge detention limits to 42 days in terrorism cases...

Yemen: Jailing of journalist in line for human rights award condemned

42-year-old jailed for six years this morning Amnesty International has today (9 June 2008) condemned the jailing of a leading journalist in Yemen just days before an event in London at which the...