Press releases in 2010

Amnesty International has urged the Saudi Arabian authorities not to deliberately paralyse a man in retribution for similar injuries he allegedly caused during a fight. Reports say a court in Tabuk...

The Malaysian government should scrap plans to expand a state-sponsored security force of civilian volunteers with a long record of human rights abuses against refugees and migrants, Amnesty...

Amnesty International today added 'Roadkill' and 'Lockerbie: Unfinished Business' to the shortlist for its Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. The award, given to an outstanding play...

Amnesty International welcomes the judgement delivered on 30 July 2010 by the Court of Appeal of Kenya, declaring mandatory death penalty for murder as inconsistent with the spirit and letter of the...

Responding to new research from the Association of Chief Police Officers on the scale of trafficking into forced prostitution in England and Wales, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said:...

Amnesty International today announced the addition of comedy legend Emo Philips to the sensational line-up for its Stand Up For Freedom comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Emo will be performing...

Amnesty International has condemned the first Taleban executions by stoning carried out in Afghanistan since 2001. Yesterday a couple were stoned to death for “eloping” in Taleban-controlled village...

Amnesty International has condemned the TV “confession” of an Iranian woman last night, in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two awaiting execution by stoning for adultery...

Amnesty International is calling on the Indian authorities urgently to investigate the armed abduction of two indigenous leaders, who were on their way to campaign against the bauxite mine project...

Amnesty International has condemned the US government’s decision to go ahead with the military commission trial of Omar Khadr at Guantánamo, describing the move as another violation of human rights by...