Press releases in 2013

Thein Sein says no POCs by end of year, but 74-year-old lawyer is latest detainee Amnesty International has called into question President Thein Sein’s recent commitment to clear Burma’s jails of...

Amnesty International has described as “extremely regrettable” a death sentence given earlier today to Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed, a key member of Bangladesh’s opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party. Ali...

Detainees report being made to crawl on broken glass by security forces after their arrest Hundreds of supporters of the former president Mohamed Morsi arrested by the Egyptian authorities have been...

The UK government must urgently explain why it is issuing licences for the sale of lethal weapons to repressive regimes including those on its own list of countries of human rights concern, Control...

*‘A woman and her young daughter were whisked out of Italy on a private plane … and sent to a country where they would be at risk of persecution’ - John Dalhuisen *Kazakhstani politician was refugee...

Six months on from issuing a new Criminal Procedure Law designed to reform China's criminal justice system, the Chinese authorities are still illegally holding detainees in custody and refusing them...

‘Thein Sein’s dismal handling of the situation is unacceptable, and we fully expect to hear Cameron say so’ - Kate Allen Prime Minister David Cameron should challenge Burma’s president over what it...

A new hard-hitting briefing from Amnesty International launched today accuses the UK Government of allowing businesses to dip under the human rights radar when it comes to trade and investment. The 30...

‘What he has disclosed is patently in the public interest and as a whistleblower his actions were justified’ - Sergei Nikitin Speaking after taking part in a meeting with the US whistleblower Edward...

‘The government’s case for “aiding the enemy” is ludicrous. The government should withdraw that charge’ - Widney Brown The US government should immediately drop the “aiding the enemy” charge against...