Press releases in 2011

Amnesty International is launching a new Write for Rights campaign in celebration of the organisation’s 50th anniversary and to mark International Human Rights Day. Amnesty, the pioneers of activism...

Peter Gabriel is supporting Amnesty International on his four-date tour of Chile, Argentina and Mexico, starting tonight in Santiago in Chile. The singer, who is a longstanding champion of the human...

Amnesty International lambasted the Azerbaijani government for its appalling record on human rights in a new report released today. Amnesty has urged the international community to wake up to the...

Rare mass act of defiance – Amnesty urges no reprisals for the public support shown The Chinese authorities must immediately release two Falun Gong practitioners jailed for their beliefs in Hebei...

Prominent Syrian dissident and prisoner of conscience Kamal al-Labwani was released today after spending six years in prison for his peaceful political opposition to the ruling regime. Although he was...

Juan Mendez’s comments made ahead of UK book launch The United Nations expert on torture has said the planned inquiry into allegations of the UK’s involvement in torture during the “war on terror”...

‘It is time for the UN Security Council to finally step up to the plate’ - Philip Luther The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria must spur the UN Security Council into action, Amnesty...

Amnesty has names of over 3,000 killed so far Two Syrian activists have been missing from their home town of Aleppo since 2 November, raising fears that they have been arrested and are being held in...

Portishead are releasing a single called 'Chase the Tear', with all earnings going towards Amnesty’s human rights work and all rights given to the organisation. The five-minute track was previously...

Gweinidog a Bardd y Brenin ymhlith y rhai sy’n cefnogi’r pecyn addysg Daeth mawrion llenyddiaeth a gwleidyddiaeth at ei gilydd heddiw (10 Tachwedd) yn Ysgol Gyfun Llandeilo Ferwallt yn Abertawe i...