Press releases in 2013

Guantánamo detainee Abu Zubaydah thought to have been waterboarded in Poland A five-year investigation into Poland’s involvement in the US-led rendition and secret detention programme must be...

‘The escalation in repression is an outrageous attempt by the Iranian authorities to silence critics ahead of the presidential election’ - Philip Luther The Iranian authorities have intensified a...

New satellite imagery and eyewitness testimonies from rebel-held areas in Sudan’s Blue Nile State show that Sudanese military forces have resorted to brutal scorched earth tactics to drive out the...

Amnesty International has called on the PSNI to ensure that security and policing arrangements fully respect the freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly of demonstrators during this year's G8...

French and West African forces have handed over detainees despite torture risk Civilians are among dozens of people who have been tortured, killed and disappeared, including while in detention, since...

‘Bok o Bok’ gay and lesbian rights group the latest NGO targeted The hefty fine imposed on a civil society organisation in Russia today is further evidence of the Russian government’s determination to...

Amnesty International UK will be announcing the winners of its prestigious annual media awards 2013 for human rights journalism at 10pm on Tuesday 11 June . The awards event, being presented this year...

William Hague’s commitment to tackling impunity for sexual violence will face a fresh challenge this week when he comes face to face with the Colombian President in London. President Juan Manuel...

‘The bill is a throwback’ - Lucy Freeman The Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan should refuse to sign into law a draconian new bill that would formalise discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual...

No woman should be denied life-saving medical treatment – including abortion if necessary – Amnesty International said, after the Salvadoran authorities waited for weeks before taking action to save...