Press releases in 2013

Amnesty International warned today that the opportunity to deal with the past in Northern Ireland must not be squandered following a lack of agreement at the end of multi-party negotiations, chaired by Dr Richard…

Releases were ‘a politically-expedient move in the run up to the Sochi Olympics’ - John Dalhuisen

Two award-winning authors and a globally-acclaimed playwright joined forces today to call on Britain’s youngsters to pick up a pen over the holiday period and enter Amnesty’s inaugural You

Amnesty International called on the Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni to veto the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which was passed in a surprise vote this morning, as a matter of urgency.

Warring factions in South Sudan must immediately rein in their troops to prevent further attacks on civilians, Amnesty International said today following news that violence has erupted across the coun

‘Today’s announcement is yet another effort by the UK to shirk its responsibility to get at the full truth’ - John Dalhuisen

War crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in the Central African Republic with more than 1,000 people killed in a two day-period, Amnesty International revealed today after returning

Children as young as eight detained, with 13-year-olds flogged

Channel 4’s ground-breaking Unreported World series today announced its backing for Amnesty International’s Student Human Rights Reporter of the Year award.