Press releases in 2010

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 (1), said a coalition of British...

New report: UK anti-trafficking measures ‘not fit for purpose’ and breach international law - new report Response to trafficking in Northern Ireland must take account of Northern Ireland structures...

Amnesty International is calling on the Israeli authorities to end house demolitions which are causing thousands of Palestinians to live in daily fear of eviction from their homes. A new report, As...

Amnesty International urges other countries to follow Ecuador’s example and ratify a new UN mechanism that will provide access to justice for everyone whose economic, social and cultural rights are...

Reacting to the publication today of Lord Saville’s report into ‘Bloody Sunday’, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “The inquiry into Bloody Sunday began with a promise of truth and we...

Amnesty International is calling on all countries neighbouring Kyrgyzstan to open their borders to thousands of people desperately seeking refuge from the violence that has engulfed the southern part...

Amnesty International has today criticised Israel’s proposed investigation into its military action against a Gaza aid flotilla as lacking in transparency and unlikely to ensure accountability over...

Amnesty International has urged the Kyrgyzstani interim government and local authorities to ensure protection for all Kyrgyzstani citizens and in particular those of Uzbek origin who have been...

Five Burmese exiled dissidents staged a defiant protest at the country’s London embassy earlier this morning to mark the 65th birthday of Burma’s iconic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi led...

Human rights violations in the run up to the World Cup There has been an increase in police harassment of informal traders (hawkers), homeless South Africans, and refugees and migrants who are living...