Press releases in 2008

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December, Amnesty International and its members around the world will be holding events, launching new books and films...

The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately disclose the whereabouts of human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, who was abducted from her home at dawn today by a group of armed plain-clothes men who...

Torturers sing songs while they torture Mauritania is routinely and systematically torturing detainees, said Amnesty International today, as it published a scathing new report denouncing numerous...

Words are not enough, says Amnesty The people of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) need practical measures and decisive action to stop the gross human rights abuses, not just words, said...

Jamaica’s crime epidemic must be solved with reforms to the police and the justice system, not with more death, said Amnesty International after the Jamaican House of Representatives voted a motion to...

Unique charity campaign asks people to give time not money during the festive season Amnesty International today launches its annual Greetings Card Campaign encouraging people across the UK to send a...

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...