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Malawi must arrest Sudan's Al- Bashir during visit

Malawi should arrest wanted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Amnesty International said today. Al-Bashir is due in Malawi on Friday 14...

Syrian ambassador to UK reprimanded over harassment of Syrian ex-pats

‘It's encouraging that the UK authorities are taking the threat to ex-pat Syrians seriously’ - Neil Sammonds Responding to news that the Syrian ambassador to the United Kingdom has been called to the...

Egyptian army must answer for 'bloodbath' at Coptic protest

Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) must urgently explain how a protest against religious discrimination turned into a bloodbath, Amnesty International said today about the after deadly...

Burma: Government must go further with prisoner release

Burma experts available for interview in London and Bangkok The release of at least 120 political prisoners in Burma today is a minimum first step, and the authorities must immediately and...

Canada urged to arrest and prosecute George W Bush during 20 October visit

Press conference in Ottawa unveils 32-page memorandum on case against Bush Amnesty International has today (12 October) urged the Canadian authorities to arrest and either prosecute or extradite...

Syrian-born man charged with spying on activists in USA

Move by US authorities welcomed after pattern of harassment revealed The US authorities’ arrest of a man accused of spying on Syrian activists in the country has been welcomed by Amnesty International...

Libya: New report reveals torture of detainees under NTC

Captured Gaddafi soldiers, suspected loyalists and alleged mercenaries being tortured into ‘confessing’ to pro-Gaddafi crimes The new authorities in Libya must stamp out arbitrary detention and...

Cambodia: UN must safeguard Khmer Rouge tribunal

The Indonesian authorities must immediately investigate the use of deadly force by police at a mining protest, Amnesty International said today after one protester was killed and at least six injured...

Indonesia must investigate mine strike killing

The Indonesian authorities must immediately investigate the use of deadly force by police at a mining protest, Amnesty International said today after one protester was killed and at least six injured...

UK: Iconic illustrations to go under the hammer

Seven of the nation’s finest illustrators have put their artwork up for auction with all proceeds going to Amnesty International. They are John Burningham, Polly Dunbar, Chris Riddell, Satoshi...