Press releases in 2011

Authorities in Cameroon must immediately release two men who have been sentenced to five years in prison by a court in Yaounde for homosexual acts, Amnesty International said today. A third man was...

The Belarusian authorities must immediately release a prominent human rights activist convicted today on politically motivated financial charges, Amnesty International said today. Ales Bialiatski...

On Nov 28th Amnesty International launches its first-ever concept shopping emporium, in London’s unique shipping-container-department-store, BOXPARK Shoreditch. Throughout 2012 Amnesty Shop @ BOXPARK...

A 20-year prison sentence for sending four text messages deemed offensive to the Queen of Thailand is a blow to freedom of expression, Amnesty International has said. Amphon Tangnoppaku, 61, was...

Lengthy prison sentences given to 16 men - including prominent advocates of reform who had tried to set up a human rights association in Saudi Arabia - are a worrying development According to reports...

“My house, possessions, clothes, all went up in smoke. Nothing was left” Cambodian Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights are increasingly at the forefront of the battle against a...

“This fatally flawed bill, takes us right back to the apartheid-era restrictions on free speech.” The South African parliament’s approval of a draconian secrecy bill which could see journalists and...

‘The true test now will be the speed, extent and seriousness with which the government follows through on the BICI's recommendations’ - Philip Luther Amnesty International has urged Bahrain’s...

The Ethiopian government should cease using its overly broad anti-terrorism law against journalists and peaceful political activists, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. On...

Humanitarian concerns ignored as UN talks continue on cluster munitions Campaigners today called on the UK government to resist attempts by the United States and other countries to agree a law that...