Press releases in 2014

A man who spent 19 years on death row in Nigeria and who has been seconds away from execution has been released from prison, said Amnesty International today.

The Malaysian authorities should end the politically-motivated persecution of government critics including Anwar Ibrahim, Amnesty International said ahead of a final decision tomorrow in the long-s

The execution of Iranian woman Reyhaneh Jabbari, who was convicted after a deeply flawed investigation and trial, is an affront to justice, said Amnesty International today.

‘Time is running out for Reyhaneh Jabbari’

Teacher stabbed in the eye with a bayonet during detention Hot coals poured over young girl while detained in a military camp

The Netherlands’ repeated attempts to forcibly return Somalis to areas controlled by the Islamist armed group al-Shabaab exposes them to grave risks of human rights abuses and would be a blat

‘There must be accountability and systemic change that follows this excessive force’ - Steven W Hawkins

Amnesty International has strongly criticised the UK government’s decision to exclude Kincora Boys’ Home from its inquiry into child abuse in the UK.

Dozens of families will be left homeless if the French authorities go ahead with a planned forced eviction of a Roma camp in a Paris suburb this week, Amnesty International has warned.