Press releases in 2011

Amnesty International has demanded the release of a Belarusian student sentenced for taking part in a post-election protest - the third similar conviction in the past week. Nicola Duckworth of Amnesty...

‘Even Libyan government officials might escape justice in the UK’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International is calling for controversial measures in a new policing bill due to be debated tomorrow (30 March)...

Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi have carried out a spate of enforced disappearances in an attempt to crush growing opposition to his rule, Amnesty International said today (28 March...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Ivory Coast (UNOCI) must urgently protect thousands of displaced people sheltering in a Catholic mission in the west of the country amid fierce fighting, said...

The Chinese authorities must reveal the whereabouts of a political blogger and commentator who has not been seen since Sunday and is believed to be detained, Amnesty International said today. Chinese...

Amnesty International has reacted with dismay to a major setback for Troy Davis, the 42-year-old man on death row in the US state of Georgia. Today the US Supreme Court’s rejected his appeal against a...

‘Iman al-Obeidi’s allegations are stomach-churning’ - Malcolm Smart The Libyan authorities must thoroughly investigate the case of a woman who said she had been raped by forces loyal to Colonel...

Amnesty International has today called on authorities in Zimbabwe to end the harassment of Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, the two leaders of the social justice movement Women's rights's...

At least 55 people are believed to have been killed during a week of unrest in and around the Syrian town of Dera’a, Amnesty International said today as protests spread across the country. Security...

Israel urged to halt use of mortars in residential areas Amnesty International has condemned the bombing in Jerusalem this week which clearly targeted Israeli civilians, and urged Israel to stop...