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Press releases in 2009

Manchester student appeals for brother's release from detention in China

A Manchester student, Dilimulati Paerhati, has started a campaign for the release of his brother, who is believed to be held incommunicado by the authorities in northwest China and is at serious risk...

South Korea: Migrant workers treated as 'disposable labour'

Migrant workers from Philippines, China, Thailand and Viet Nam beaten, made to do dangerous work and trafficked for sexual exploitation Many of the estimated 220,000 migrant workers in South Korea are...

China: British man facing execution in China

Amnesty International today (20 October) issued an urgent appeal on behalf of a British man who could be executed in China within days. Akmal Shaikh, a 53-year-old father of five from north London who...

British man facing execution in China: Amnesty issues urgent appeal

Amnesty International today (20 October) issued an urgent appeal on behalf of a British man who could be executed in China within days. Akmal Shaikh, a 53-year-old father of five from north London who...

Afghanistan: Second-round election vote must be free of intimidation and violence

Intimidation of journalists reporting election must not be repeated The Afghan government and its international supporters must immediately set out a clear and effective plan to ensure a credible...

Uruguay: Law protecting police and military torture suspects must be annulled

A law in Uruguay that has allowed the police and military to get away with torture and murder should be annulled, Amnesty International said today, as the country prepares to vote in a referendum on...

Uganda: Government obliged to arrest Sudanese president, says Amnesty

Amnesty International has expressed dismay at Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s invitation to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to attend the special African Union summit on refugees, returnees and...

UK: Asylum removals to Iraq put lives in danger, says Amnesty

Reacting to news reports that a plane carrying refused Iraqi asylum-seekers from the UK arrived in Baghdad yesterday (15 October), Amnesty International stressed that removals to southern and central...

Uganda: Anti-gay bill threatens basic rights and freedom

The draft “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” introduced on October 14 in Uganda’s parliament would violate human rights and should be withdrawn immediately, a group of 17 local and international human rights...

Top Scottish comic joins line-up for Amnesty comedy gig at Belfast Festival

Scottish funny woman Janey Godley has joined the line-up of Amnesty International's Stand Up For Justice comedy gig next Tuesday (20th) night at the Ulster Hall. Scottish comedienne Janey Godley, a...