Press releases in 2012

Maldives police and military forces responded with excessive force against a peaceful rally backing the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) today, said Amnesty International. At least six protesters were...

First Lady’ video campaign on Asma al-Assad in Syria also launched Ahead of International Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights’s Rights Day (8 March) Amnesty International has...

Letter to Peers from Amnesty, Oxfam and CAFOD (PDF) Corporate Responsibility Coalition briefing on the Legal Aid Bill reforms strong> (PDF) Blog post: 'No win, no fee: no fee no case' /li> Changes to...

Following the decision to delay today’s appeal hearing of Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, Amnesty International reiterated its call to the Cameroonian government to repeal all laws criminalising consensual...

The Moldovan government should reverse a move by four local councils effectively to ban outright demonstrations by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, Amnesty...

Reacting to the news that Indian government officials are considering a boycott of the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Games in protest at the sponsorship of the stadium wrap by Dow...

35 OF THE WORLD’S MOST TALENTED ENTERTAINERS STAND UP FOR FREE SPEECH Amnesty International today announced its line-up of 35 of the world’s most talented comedians and musicians who will stand up for...

The Pakistan Government has failed to protect religious minorities from systematic campaigns of violence and vilification, Amnesty International said today on the first anniversary of the...

The victor in Russia’s presidential elections on 4 March must place human rights at the heart of their political agenda, Amnesty International said. During the past few weeks, all the presidential...