Press releases in 2010

On the eve of World Day Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International has welcomed President Álvaro Colom’s public commitment to veto proposed legislation that would lead to the reapplication of...

Amnesty International spokesperson available for interview Amnesty International today called on the Chinese authorities to release all prisoners of conscience detained in the country after imprisoned...

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has recorded a new version of John Lennon’s “How?” to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of John Lennon on Saturday 9 October. The song, released worldwide exclusively on...

Amnesty and abuse survivors unite to call for an inquiry The largest gathering yet of Northern Ireland victims of institutional child abuse will take place in Belfast today (Thursday 7 October) at a...

Amnesty International welcomes the release of opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Birtukan Mideksa by the Ethiopian government. The leader of the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) Party...

Amnesty International has launched new free, bilingual materials designed to help young people in Wales talk about the impact of the death penalty. At the event at Cathays High School, young people...

Heddiw (dydd Llun), lansiodd Amnest Rhyngwladol ddeunydd dwyieithog newydd rhad ac am ddim i helpu pobl ifanc Cymru drafod effaith y gosb eithaf. Yn ystod y digwyddiad yn Ysgol Uwchradd Cathays, roedd...

Governments cannot celebrate the UN World Habitat Day on 4 October while ignoring one billion people living in slums, said Amnesty International. Amnesty International’s Senior Director of...

Tutu and thousands of others submit solidaity petition to Nick Clegg ahead of ASEM meeting Amnesty International today delivered a photographic petition to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg ahead of...