Press releases in 2010

An ad hoc legal adviser and his family are facing the very real prospect of starving to death in their own home in the Shandong province in China. Chen Guangcheng and his family are currently under...

Amnesty International UK, IPPF, Oxfam, Marie Stopes, Mumsnet, Save the Children's rights, WaterAid, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood A coalition made up of Amnesty International, IPPF, Oxfam...

The Millennium Development Goals are failing the world’s poorest people because governments are ignoring and abusing their human rights, Amnesty International said as heads of states prepare to meet...

Afghan election candidates, campaigners and voters have told Amnesty International that they are facing increasing attacks and threats from the Taleban and other insurgent groups in the run-up to...

Senegal’s security forces continue to torture suspects held in custody, sometimes to death, leaving all those in detention at risk of serious human rights violations, said Amnesty International in a...

Responding to William Hague’s speech today on foreign policy and human rights, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “We welcome William Hague’s commitment to improve and strengthen the...

Child abuse and Gay rights head list of concerns The Pope should take the opportunity of his first State visit to the United Kingdom to address growing public concern over sexual abuse of Children's...

Amnesty International has announced details of a major conference to be held in Belfast next month to press for an independent inquiry into institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland. The Time For...

The United Nations’ top expert on health will tell politicians at Stormont on Monday that Northern Ireland can be part of the solution to global poverty. Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on Health...

Tens of thousands of detainees held without trial in Iraq, many of whom were recently transferred from US custody, remain at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, Amnesty International...