Press Releases
Responding to Sudan’s President Omar El Bashir’s recent visit to Egypt, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan said: "Egypt and other members of the League of Arab States should not...
* Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael will meet sister of man on death row for 41 years * Death row prisoners ‘turned into ghosts’ - Amnesty The Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael is set to raise Japan’s...
Amnesty International has called on the South Korean government to immediately release television journalist Roh Jong-myeon, who was arrested for “interfering with business” along with three other...
Amnesty International welcomed the court decision today to allow the extradition of Ilir Kumbaro, a former member of Albania’s secret police, to face charges of abduction and torture in his home...
In response to the announcement today (Wednesday 25th March), by NIO Minister Paul Goggins, Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force, that comprehensive care and support services will be available for...
* 2,390 executions worldwide in 2008 - 72% per cent in China alone * Japan executed highest number for over 30 years * Belarus is ‘last executioner in Europe’ Amnesty International today revealed that...
Second minor to die after being shocked by a Taser this year The death of a 15-year-old boy in Michigan, USA after he was shocked with a Taser gun reinforces the need for greater caution to be applied...
Amnesty International has called on Northern Ireland to help the United States in their stated aim of closing Guantanámo Bay by accepting prisoners who have been cleared for release. This would be...
As Pope Benedict XVI visited Angola today, Amnesty International urged him to use his influence with the country’s authorities to end the threat of forced evictions and fully compensate those that...
Amnesty International is urging Pope Benedict XVI to express the importance of eradicating discrimination based on sexual orientation, when he meets with members of the Special Council for Africa of...