Press releases in 2013

Abdelkader Kherba prosecuted under controversial ‘Law 12-06 relating to Associations’ The conviction of an activist in Algeria after he distributed leaflets about unemployment is a worrying sign that...

Puerto Rico’s lawmakers have a historic opportunity to end discrimination against the island’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people with a pair of bills due for debate this...

Failure to deal with the legacy of past human rights abuses in Northern Ireland will be criticised strongly before the United Nations. The criticism of the failure of the United Kingdom and Northern...

The Nicaraguan authorities must guarantee the full implementation of a landmark law that defines crimes of violence against women, Amnesty International said today. The new Integral Law against...

Italy’s Supreme Court yesterday declared an anti-Roma policy - the so-called “Nomad emergency” - unlawful and unfounded, a move Amnesty International has hailed as a key victory in the struggle to end...

The Belarusian authorities must stop the execution of a homeless man who was sentenced to death for murder earlier this week, Amnesty International said today. T he man, originally from Ukraine who...

The Salvadoran authorities must urgently comply with a ruling from the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights this week by providing a seriously ill young woman with a life-saving termination...

Security force harassment and unlawful detention of journalists is undermining freedom of expression in South Sudan, Amnesty International, the Agency for Independent Media (AIM), Committee to Protect...

A prominent Muslim politician and government critic arrested today in Sri Lanka must be released immediately, or charged with an internationally recognisable criminal offence, Amnesty International...

At least 36 journalists killed in targeted attacks so far Opposition forces have mounted online campaigns against journalists, labelling them ‘media shabiha’ Scores of journalists reporting on human...