Press Releases

Fresh call for war crimes investigation Exactly one year on from the outbreak of last summer’s war between Georgia and Russia, thousands of civilians from both sides are still unable to return to...

‘Alarming spike’ in numbers represents ‘significant increase’, says Amnesty The eight weeks between the presidential election on 12 June and the inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term...

Amnesty International today [6 Aug] condemned the arrest and detention of four student leaders. They were arrested while addressing students at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare. The leaders of the...

Fresh call for prisoner releases and end to ‘show trials’ on eve of president’s inauguration Iran is caught in a spiralling cycle of repression, Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary General...

Amnesty International today revealed two more great comedy names, Richard Herring and Janey Godley, who will be performing at its Stand Up For Freedom show at the Assembly Hall on 12 August. Richard...

Commenting on the new report from the parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Human Rights on alleged complicity from UK agents in torture overseas, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said:...

Amnesty International has condemned the illegal killings by the Nigerian security forces during the recent fighting in the north of the country and called on the Inspector General of Police to...

The Chinese authorities should drop the politically-motivated prosecution against Sichuan-based human rights activist Huang Qi and release him immediately and unconditionally, said Amnesty...

Amnesty International has announced a record number of entries for its Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. As the nominations closed this weekend, 51 productions had entered for the...

Amnesty International today (31 July) called on the South Korean government to ensure that striking workers at Ssangyong Motor plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi province have immediate and unimpeded...