Press Releases

‘The increasing use of the death penalty in Iraq will only fuel more violence’ - Said Boumedouha

Just over a week before the Winter Olympics start in Sochi, on Wednesday 29 January at 10am ballet dancers and Amnesty International activists will gather outside the Russian Embassy in London to demand President…

Responding to comments made by the Prime Minister David Cameron at Prime Minister’s Questions today where he said he would ‘look again’ at the issue of the humanitarian resettlement

‘Agreeing a negotiated peace is going to be difficult; however, committing to ensuring humanitarian aid reaches all those in need shouldn’t be’

‘If confirmed, these would be crimes against humanity committed on a staggering scale’ - Philip Luther

Amnesty International is able to provide expert spokespeople to respond to a report alleging that 11,000 detainees have been tortured and killed while in custody in Syria.

Amnesty International has called on the Chinese authorities to immediately release the prominent New Citizens’ Movement activist Xu Zhiyong, whose trial is due to start in Beijing tomorrow.

Amnesty researchers found Muslim neighbourhoods in town of Boali empty

‘The list of failings in the trial so far has been astonishing’ - Said Boumedouha

‘Detainees at Guantánamo remain in limbo with their lives on hold for years on end’ - Erika Guevara Rosas