Press releases in 2012

The execution of Ajmal Kasab for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks undoes much of the progress India has made over the death penalty, Amnesty International said today. It was the first...

Eleven killed in recent raid, including six-year-old girl 95 homes burned down in one district alone Madagascar’s rampaging security forces must be brought under control in the south of the country...

Bahrain is making a mockery of its promises to reform over human rights and now faces a stark choice between the rule of law or sliding into a downward spiral of repression and instability, Amnesty...

Amnesty International has responded to the announcement that the summit of leaders of the G8 industrialised nations will be held in Northern Ireland in June 2013, by saying that human rights and...

Congo (DRC): Tens of thousands flee homes as fighting intensifies As the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group advanced towards Goma and fighting resumed today (19 Nov) around the capital of North Kivu...

News that more than 50 political prisoners including prisoners of conscience U Myint Aye and Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min have been released is a further step in the right direction towards addressing arbitrary...

As the conflict escalates between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, Amnesty International is calling for an international arms embargo and for the immediate deployment of international...

‘It’s a secret justice system straight from the pages of a Kafka novel’ - Alice Wyss Amnesty International is urging members of the House of Lords to reject secret justice measures contained in the...

Ireland must ensure that its domestic law and policy on access to abortion is in line with international human rights law, Amnesty International said today. The organisation – which has written to...