Press releases in 2013

Trial ‘would open a whole new chapter in Russia’s worsening human rights record’ - John Dalhuisen The forthcoming posthumous trial of a whistle-blowing Russian lawyer is a “travesty” and a “sinister”...

A series of recommendations to curb violence against women in India in the wake of the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman, will require strong political action and judicial will if they are to be...

No senior official or security officer has been convicted or properly punished for killing or injuring protesters during Egypt’s revolution two years ago, said Amnesty International today, as it...

People in Cameroon are being subjected to a raft of abuses including unlawful killings and torture, as the authorities seek to use the criminal justice system to clamp down on political opponents...

A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic has filed charges against five policemen and a naval officer for the murder of two men in 2009, in what Amnesty International called a key case that points to...

‘There already exists a rulebook for these issues: it’s called international law’ - Susan Lee The use of lethal force by the US government must be in accordance with international law, Amnesty...

Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Programme Director of Amnesty International, said: "It is with deep sadness that we learned of the death of Inez McCormack. She was an inspirational leader for human...

Students have just four weeks left to enter the Student Human Rights Reporter award. The award is run in conjunction with Amnesty International UK, the National Union of Students and The Observer. And...

Preventing refugees from entering Jordan to escape the conflict in Syria would increase suffering and could lead to further bloodshed and human rights abuses, Amnesty International warned today...

‘The current European Court case shows that the victims and their families will never stop in their fight for justice’ - Marek Marczynski Until the full truth is uncovered about the notorious Second...