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Press releases in 2008

Olympic torch must throw light on human rights in China, says Amnesty

As the Olympic torch relay arrives in London, Amnesty International is urging participants and spectators alike to find out what is really happening in China and join its campaign to improve human...

Conviction of human rights activist betrays China's Olympic promises, says Amnesty

Hu Jia jailed for three years and six months for speaking out against China’s AIDS programme Amnesty International reacted angrily to today’s news that a human rights defender has been sentenced to...

China: World leaders and IOC should demand release of human rights activist Hu Jia

Amnesty International today condemned the decision by Chinese authorities to convict human rights defender Hu Jia on charges of ‘inciting subversion of state power'. Hu Jia is being punished for...

Jamaica: Poorer communities neglected by government and left to the mercy of gang leaders

Hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans have been condemned to live with violent criminal gangs and abusive policing revealed Amnesty International today in a new report launched at a press conference in...

China: Silence of the International Olympic Committee and world leaders is tacit endorsement of abuse, says Amnesty

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and world leaders, including Prime Minister Gordon Brown, must speak out strongly and in public against human rights abuses in Tibet and elsewhere in China or...

UK: Consensus against 42 days pre-trial detention grows as more names signal opposition

Amnesty International released a letter signed by a host of high-profile figures voicing their opposition to the Government’s plans to extend pre-charge detention limits to 42 days in the Counter...

Liberia: Greater efforts needed for reintegration of former female fighters

Amnesty International has released a report showing how female combatants and Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights associated with fighting forces were discriminated against and...

Egypt: Newspaper editor’s prosecution part of a “pattern of harassment” of Egyptian media

The Egyptian authorities must drop the charges against Ibrahim Eissa, editor of the Al-Dustour daily newspaper, who was given a six-month sentence yesterday for writing an article about the health of...

Zimbabwe: Harassment and intimidation as election looms

Opposition party members forced to chew and swallow posters As Zimbabweans prepare to vote in national elections on Saturday 29 March, Amnesty International today (26 March) warned that the rights to...

Iraq: protection of civilians is paramount

Heavy fighting between Iraqi government forces and armed militia in Basra and other Iraqi cities is creating a grave risk to civilians, Amnesty International said today, as it urged all parties to...