Press releases in 2016

One distressed resident shot himself after bulldozers destroyed his home

MP and gay rights activist Rosmit Mantilla needs urgent surgery for multiple gallstones

‘In the absence of any credible evidence of crimes, they should be immediately released’ - John Dalhuisen

Reacting to Pakistan's decision to deport Sharbat Gula, the “Afghan girl” whose striking portrait featured on an iconic 1985 cover of National Geographic magazine, Amnesty Internati

Spokespeople available

Russian warships in vicinity of Latakia indicate major assault could be imminent

Controversial ‘Site C’ dam project should be cancelled because of harm to indigenous peoples

‘We will not be cowed into silence or deterred from standing up for human rights in Russia’ - John Dalhuisen

Police in Italy have subjected refugees and migrants to serious ill-treatment, including beatings, electric shocks – and have even used pliers on one man’s testicles - to force them to