Press releases in 2009

The Chadian government must stop the forced evictions which have left tens of thousands homeless in the capital city of N’Djamena, Amnesty International said in a report released today (8 September)...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH JOINT PRESS RELEASE Kosovo and international authorities should act in concert to halt the recent wave of attacks and harassment targeting Roma communities...

The deteriorating human rights situation in Fiji after the military crackdown which began in April 2009 demands international action, particularly from China, now one of Fiji’s biggest foreign donors...

In a report released today, Amnesty documents an alarming escalation of the crackdown on lawyers and legal activists who have accepted the risk of human rights cases in China. This has not only...

As a Court in Khartoum prepares to resume its trial of Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein for wearing trousers, Amnesty International today called on the Sudanese government to withdraw the charges...

President Barack Obama should take the first step towards dismantling the US embargo against Cuba by not renewing sanctions against the Caribbean island under the Trading with the Enemy Act, said...

Iceandfire theatre have joined with Amnesty International UK to raise awareness about people who have suffered human rights abuses, both within the UK and abroad, in a series of free performances...