Press Releases
“We are sitting at home in the dark; the Children's rights don’t know what to do with themselves. We can’t do anything. For how long must we live like this?” - resident of Gaza City Amnesty...
"A woman is like wool; the more you beat her, the softer she'll be” -Armenian saying A new report from Amnesty International today exposes rape, domestic violence and sexual harassment against Women's...
In order for the EU to genuinely engage in a constructive relationship with Russia there are serious human rights issues that should be addressed, said Amnesty International ahead of tomorrow’s summit...
Amnesty International has called on the Spanish government to protect victims’ rights by ensuring there is an effective judicial enquiry into the enforced disappearances committed during the Civil War...
Amnesty International has launched its new 2008 catalogue containing scores of gift ideas for Christmas and beyond. The illustrated catalogue contains a wide range of high-quality, ethically-sourced...
Reacting to today’s announcement by Sudanese President Omar al Bashir of an immediate ceasefire in the Darfur region, Amnesty International called on all parties to the conflict to grasp this as an...
Today sentencing of 65 years imprisonment each for at least 14 protestors from last year's anti-government demonstrations is a powerful reminder that Burma’s military government is ignoring calls by...
To all members of the Security Council Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the already existing humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DRC has worsened sharply in recent weeks...
Gambia’s national army, National Intelligence Agency and police force have been used as tools of repression for the government, Amnesty International said as it launched its new report, entitled...
Seven executions set for next 10 days Amnesty International has today (11 November) described a spate of executions scheduled in the United States during November as a “chilling reminder” of how much...