Press releases in 2009

Thousands on the move, journalists threatened, general strike called The Pakistan government must provide assistance to at least 65,000 civilians who have fled fighting between Pakistani Taleban and...

Speaking today at an event for Community Relations Week, hosted by Belfast's Lord Mayor for the city's refugee and asylum-seeker community, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Programme Director of...

* Only one detainee - Binyam Mohamed - released from Guantánamo * Torture memo publication welcome, but accountability for torture still needed Amnesty International has today (29 April) described US...

* Only one detainee released from Guantánamo * Torture memo publication welcome, but accountability for torture still needed * Call on Northern Ireland Executive to help President by offering refuge...

The authorities of Moldova appear to be punishing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for carrying out their duties as human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today. In a letter to the...

Radio programmes broadcast call to throw stones at anyone suspected of ‘being a homosexual’ Amnesty International has called on the Senegalese government to ensure the safety of nine men at risk of...

Amnesty International welcomed reports today that Marnie Pearce, a British woman jailed in Dubai for adultery, has been released. Amnesty has supported Marnie Pearce’s case from the outset and...

Ten years after NATO forces bombed the Serbian state television and radio building in Belgrade (Radio Televisija Srbije - RTS), no one has been brought to justice for this serious violation of...

Nearly 650,000 Pakistanis living in Buner district, some 120 kilometres from Islamabad, are now at the mercy of abusive and repressive Pakistani Taleban groups that have taken over the area since 21...

The hand-in of a petition at the United Arab Emirates embassy today (23 April) for Marnie Pearce, a British woman currently jailed on ‘adultery’ charges in Dubai, was suspended after developments on...