Press releases in 2014

The forced eviction of some 40 people – half of them young children, including several babies – from a Roma settlement in a Rome suburb this morning is a blatant violation of internatio

Both sides to the conflict committing war crimes and crimes against humanity

‘All sides to the conflict have an absolute obligation under international humanitarian law to protect the lives of civilians’ - Philip Luther

Amnesty International has called on the UK Government to ensure the safety of British man who is at risk of torture after being forcibly returned to Ethiopia.

Amnesty International today expressed relief that Australian High Court deliberations have put the transfer of asylum seekers to Sri Lanka's Navy in doubt.

Amnesty International in Northern Ireland has called for the inclusion of Belfast’s Kincora Boys’ Home in the inquiry into historical child sex abuse announced today by Home Secretary T

Amnesty International has welcomed today’s comments by Pope Francis regarding child sex abuse by priests and called for an inquiry into such abuse in Northern Ireland.

The lack of effective regulation of visa brokers and rogue recruiting agents make Indian migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, Amnesty International said today in a new report focus

Today’s guilty verdict in the case of a peaceful anti-coup protester in Thailand sets a dangerous precedent for freedom of assembly and contributes to a growing climate of fear under military