Press releases in 2012

Amnesty International is calling on the UK government to ensure accountability for the 1989 killing of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane after today's ruling by the High Court in Northern Ireland...

‘There is shocking disrespect for basic human rights in Saudi Arabia’ - Tim Hancock As the Prime Minister David Cameron today visits Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International issued a new five-page briefing...

The release of at least 130 political prisoners in Burma today – including well-known dissidents Htay Kywe, U Khun Htun Oo, Min Ko Naing, and U Gambira – is a significant move, Amnesty International...

Responding to today’s announcement from the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Metropolitan Police Service that the Crown Prosecution Service will not be charging identified individuals employed...

Ahead of next week's visit by Scotland's First Minister to Abu Dhabi, Amnesty International has called on Mr Salmond to stand by his election pledge that 'Scotland stands for human rights' and not let...

A new Israeli law allowing for the automatic and lengthy detention of asylum-seekers flies in the face of international law, Amnesty International has said. Yesterday the Israeli parliament passed the...

*Former UK resident Shaker Aamer is one of 171 still at camp - new letter to Hillary Clinton demands fair trial or release The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at...

The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the tenth “anniversary” (11 January 2011)...

‘This is a smack in the face for justice’ - Philip Luther Amnesty International has urged the Yemeni parliament to reject a draft law granting President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his aides immunity from...

Warning over ‘cosmetic’ changes or ‘brutalising’ tactics Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless governments in the region and...