Press releases in 2012

"One of the gravest human rights violations in independent Slovenia" - Nicola Duckworth The Slovenian authorities must restore the legal status of thousands of people who were removed from the...

Driver was beaten and humiliated during detention The release of an Egyptian activist after a year in prison stands as a stark reminder that military courts cannot deliver justice to civilians, said...

*Conflict displacing 400 people a day as conflict escalates *Aid agencies prevented from assisting as authorities pretend there is no crisis Half a million Afghans who have fled fighting have been...

The London Conference on Somalia has not adequately tackled the dire human rights situation in the country which is threatening the lives of civilians including Children's rights, Amnesty...

School teacher arrested after talking to BBC Arabic The trial of a Saudi Arabian school teacher arrested nearly a year ago after he arrived to demonstrate on a “Day of Rage” in Riyadh is an affront to...

Over 300 Palestinians currently held in administrative detention, one for over five years The Israeli authorities’ decision to release the Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan by mid-April is...

*Over 100 protesters killed in last five months *Recently-imported US tear gas played a key role in excessive response A year after the uprising, Egypt's security forces continue to kill protestors...

Nick Clegg’s commitment sends right signals for strong Arms Treaty Amnesty International has today welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister’s promise that the UK will lead the way in developing an effective...

Amnesty International has responded to news of the forthcoming trip to China by Northern Ireland's First and deputy First Ministers, by calling on them to raise China's dismal human rights record...

Amnesty International today expressed concern at the escalating violence in the north of the country following clashes between Mali’s military and a Tuareg armed group, saying the situation, is...