Press releases in 2009

Amnesty issues call after teachers disappear Amnesty International today admitted its deep concerns over the future and well-being of two teachers – one in Vietnam and one in Chad. Vu Hung, a high...

As the first anniversary of the last fighting between government and armed opposition forces in N’Djaména approaches, Amnesty International can reveal that serious human rights abuses perpetrated by...

Reports emerging from Sri Lanka suggest that government forces and the so-called Tamil Tigers (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE) are violating the laws of war by targeting civilians and...

The arrest of General Laurent Nkunda – the former leader of an armed militia group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – should be followed by swift steps to prosecute him on charges...

New report reveals appalling prison conditions Amnesty International today released a report on the alarming human rights situation in Cameroon, accusing the government of gross violations spanning...

The Sri Lankan authorities must ensure that the country's media are allowed to work without restriction and in safety, Amnesty International said today. Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International's Sri...

Amnesty International today welcomed the publication of the report by the Consultative Group on the Past in Northern Ireland (CGPNI) and called for the UK government, and all parties in Northern...

As Chinese premier Wen Jiabao comes to the UK this weekend (31 Jan to 2 Feb), Amnesty International UK is highlighting China’s growing crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression, including on the...

Military and police demolish homes of 150 families in three hours Amnesty International today reacted angrily to news that over 150 poor urban families have been forcibly evicted from central Phnom...

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan today said President Obama’s Executive Orders on interrogations and the end of the CIA’s secret detention programme is an “historic decision” and...