Press releases in 2013

The world moved a step closer to outlawing killer robots today after states agreed to start international talks on the use of lethal autonomous weapons.

China’s reported decision to abolish "re-education through labour" (RTL) camps nationwide will be little more than a cosmetic measure unless the authorities tackle the deeply entrenche

Amnesty International has launched a new online petition calling for clemency and the immediate release of Chelsea Manning, the US soldier sentenced in August to 35 years’ imprisonment for leaking classified…

The Azerbaijani authorities must halt their post-election crackdown on freedom of expression, Amnesty International urged today as a journalist and a writer who criticised the government were both jailed on trumped…

Amnesty International will hold an embargoed press conference in Doha, Qatar on Sunday 17 November at 1630 hrs local time , ahead of the launch of its major new report The Dark Side of Migration: Spotlight on Qatar…

Freedom of expression and human rights in Kenya will be seriously undermined if amendments to a bill regulating the work of non-governmental organisations are passed, Amnesty International warned today.

The UN Security Council must not give in to political pressure to postpone Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said ahead…

Commonwealth leaders must use their summit in Colombo this week to pressure the Sri Lankan authorities into ending an alarming crackdown on civil society in the country, Amnesty International said tod

The Sudanese authorities must drop ‘indecent behaviour’ charges against two activists who risk being sentenced to flogging in a trial that opens tomorrow, Amnesty International said today.

The Bulgarian authorities must do more to prevent xenophobic hate crimes, Amnesty International urged today amid a rise in racist attacks that has left migrants living in fear.