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Press releases in 2009

Honduras: Do not give a blank cheque to new authorities and overlook abuses, urges Amnesty

(Tegucigalpa) At the end of a ten-day visit to Honduras during the country’s presidential elections, Amnesty International today called for an independent investigation to ensure all those responsible...

Guinea: Fresh reports of sexual violence during September massacre and 'climate of fear'

Amnesty International’s recent research mission to Guinea has revealed that dozens of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights were allegedly raped during September’s massacre and...

China: Halt death sentences against Uighurs, says Amnesty

China’s Supreme Court must carefully review reported death sentences imposed today on five people by a court in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of northwest China. Thirteen people were...

Bhopal: 25 years on and still no justice for victims

New Amnesty legal briefing available – details how Union Carbide has avoided being brought to justice for 25 years Twenty five years after the human rights disaster of the chemical leak from Union...

Bahrain: Bangladeshi man faces rare execution

Amnesty International is appealing to the King of Bahrain to stop the execution of a Bangladeshi man, currently facing what would be a rare execution in the country. Jassim Abdulmanan, is facing death...

Sri Lanka: Government must permanently release all civilians and support those returning home

Concerns about ongoing restrictions, and lack of assistance for those released Amnesty International is calling on the Sri Lankan government to permanently release civilians who have been illegally...

Amnesty protest against Shell lights up Belfast sky

Amnesty activists gathered in Belfast on Saturday 28 November to protest at the pollution caused by Shell in its oil production in the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Dressed in white environmental suits and...

Afghanistan: More US troops must not mean more harm to civilians

Mechanism for investigating civilian casualties urgently needed Amnesty International has called on the US to establish a consistent, clear and credible mechanism to investigate civilian casualties...

UK: Amnesty welcomes High Court blow to secret evidence regime

Amnesty International UK today (1 December) welcomed a High Court decision against the government’s use of secret evidence to deny people bail. Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Tim Hancock...

Send a card and make an impact this Christmas with Amnesty

One easy way to make a difference this season in the lives of people facing persecution around the world is to send a card, said Amnesty International today (1 Dec) as it encouraged people to join its...