Press releases in 2008

Amnesty International today welcomed the re-affirmation of the absolute prohibition of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in today’s landmark ruling by the European Court...

Thai government set to recall ‘licence to kill’ policy used under Thaksin’s reign As former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns from exile to face corruption charges in Thailand, Amnesty...

Those threatened include Amnesty award-winning journalists Freedom of speech and assembly is under increasing attack in Russia, said Amnesty International today, as it launched a new report on press...

Iran should end its persecution of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights rights campaigners, said Amnesty International today, as the human rights organisation published a new...

"The release of Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Perez, Orlando Beltran and Jorge Gechem is very positive news but we must not forget about the hundreds of civilians who are still being held hostage across...

Amnesty International has received evidence that the French government knew about the whereabouts of three detained senior Chadian opposition figures as early as 11 February, although they publicly...

Prisons fail Nigerian people; most inmates not convicted of any crime Amnesty International has today released a report that exposes the appalling state of Nigeria’s prison system and how the criminal...

The winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Wangari Maathai, has received death threats following her plea to Kenyan political leaders to reach a peaceful agreement. On 19 February, Professor...

Hundreds of Amnesty International supporters across the globe – including the UK – will join in solidarity with the people in Kenya in an international Day of Action on Wednesday 27 February. More...

Amnesty International is calling on the Serbian authorities and specifically Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica and President Boris Tadic to urgently condemn attacks on human rights activists and on...