Press releases in 2010

New report: UK anti-trafficking measures ‘not fit for purpose’ and breach international law - new report Sex trafficking in Wales requires all-Wales focus New website provides focus for tackling...

Play on Burmese leader to take centre stage at Amnesty HQ Amnesty International UK will play host to Liana Mau Tan Gould’s final British performance as the lead in The Lady of Burma on Thursday 24...

One year after the killing of Neda Agha Soltan, the failure of Iranian authorities to bring her killer to justice is a damning example of the culture of impunity that has widened since the 2009...

Critics have thrown down the gauntlet to comedians at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, to take them on in a football game that has proved such a grudge match in the past that this year Amnesty...

Thousands of Children's rights in Turkey, some as young as 12, have been prosecuted under anti-terrorism legislation, solely for their alleged participation in demonstrations considered by the...

Amnesty International has today urged Israel to completely lift without delay its blockade on Gaza, which imposes a collective punishment on 1.4 million Palestinians in clear violation of...

Amnesty International welcomes the resolution passed by the European Parliament today (17 June), recognising the need for urgent action by the Commission and Member States to improve laws designed to...

New financial appeal launched to supply radios to people in Burma There is no doubting the power of radio – those are the words of Amnesty International – who are today launching a major new financial...

The UK’s new anti-trafficking measures are 'not fit for purpose' and the government is breaching its obligations under the European Convention against Trafficking, said a coalition of British human...

Reacting to today's decision by the Supreme Court in the case of an individual referred to as "AP", that a control order imposing curfew restrictions and social isolation on an individual can...