Press Releases

Protestors take to streets around the world On the sixth ‘anniversary’ of the first prisoners being taken to the US prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, over 1,200 parliamentarians from around the world -...

Amnesty International is marking the sixth anniversary of US detentions at Guantánamo Bay (11 January) with protests around the world, including in Edinburgh, as part of its campaign to close the US...

Amnesty International is marking the sixth anniversary of US detentions at Guantánamo Bay (11 January) with protests in London and around the world as part of its campaign to close the US-run prison...

Amnesty International has stated today that until the processes of an Equality Impact Assessment and compliance with human rights standards are satisfactorily completed, the organisation remains...

John Spirko: another Kenny Richey? One of the first things Kenny Richey did after his release this week was refer to other people on death row in Ohio who he believes are innocent - he mentioned 20 in...

Amnesty’s Secretary General calls for justice for thousands killed Amnesty International has called for a full-scale investigation into human rights violations carried out during the Liberation War of...

Secretary General Irene Khan launches new portal from Bangladesh Amnesty International today launched a new version of its website to cater for the millions of Bangla speakers across the globe. The...

Amnesty International has called on the Home Office to reconsider its decision to deport a Nigerian family who have been living in east Belfast. Amnesty will be taking part in a protest on the steps...

Amnesty to welcome him home at Edinburgh airport Amnesty International and other anti-death penalty campaigners are preparing to welcome back to Scotland tomorrow Kenny Richey, the Scottish man who...

Northern Ireland campaigners against the death penalty have hailed the release tonight (Monday) of Kenny Richey, a Scottish man who has spent more than 20 years on death row in Ohio, as "very welcome...