Press releases in 2012

Former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi must be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said following reports of his...

‘Stigmatising them in this manner and leaving them open to abuse is deeply misguided’ - Michael Bochenek Amnesty International has called for an end to the stigmatisation of those with HIV in Tanzania...

Amnesty International today launched a new report revealing a huge jump in harassment and detention of political dissidents, human rights activists, journalists and bloggers across Cuba over the past...

Findings published exactly one year on from first airstrike operations NATO has failed to investigate the killing of scores of civilians in its airstrikes in Libya, Amnesty International said today...

George Clooney was one of several arrested as part of a demonstration involving Amnesty International and other non-governmental organisations outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington DC to call for...

Investigation needed, say three leading human rights groups Two members of heavy metal band reportedly killed because of appearance The Iraqi government should immediately investigate and bring to...

A smear campaign against an Azeri investigative journalist must be investigated after an intimate video recording appeared online, Amnesty International said. Radio Free Europe reporter Khadija...

The US Navy's Military Sealift Command this afternoon confirmed that a ship with a cargo of US military weapons was en route to Port Said, in Egypt, but insisted the weapons would not be off-loaded in...

A ship with a cargo of weapons and explosives en route from the USA to Egypt, must not be allowed to offload because of a substantial risk the weapons will be used by Egyptian security forces to...

Spotlight on ICC fugitive Joseph Kony shows ‘massive public support’ for international justice effort- Micheal Bochenek Amnesty International has today welcomed the conviction at the International...