Press releases in 2008

Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International's Northern Ireland progarmme director said: "Amnesty International welcomes the police rescue of two apparent victims of human trafficking for sexual...

Thousands of Iraqis detained by US forces will be at risk of torture or even execution if they are handed over to the Iraqi authorities, Amnesty International has warned. The warning came as the Iraqi...

The multiple attacks in Mumbai, targeting people in public places and tourist destinations such as a hospital, railway station, restaurant and hotels, blatantly violates the most fundamental...

55% of rapes reported so far this year were of girls aged under 18 Rape of girls aged under 18 is pervasive in Haiti, and the government is doing little to protect them – said Amnesty International...

Demonstrators protest in European capitals ahead of key UN Security Council meeting Wednesday 26 November 2008. Activists will demonstrate today in London and Paris, ahead of a key meeting of the UN...

Amnesty International today called for guarantees that the Taser electro-shock weapon would not be deployed any wider than specialist firearms officers in Northern Ireland. The organisation called for...

Schools across the United Kingdom set to mark 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights Amnesty International today revealed that over 92% of senior schools across the UK are all set...

Amnesty International today called upon the Home Office to guarantee that the Taser electro-shock weapon would not be deployed any wider than firearms officers and a limited number of specially...

Iranian child offender Reza Alinejad is at imminent risk of execution for a crime he committed at the age of 17. He has been granted a month to obtain the required diyeh (financial compensation) for...

Reacting to the announcement that the UN Security Council has authorised the deployment of 3,000 extra troops to reinforce those already on the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Amnesty...