Press Releases

Amnesty International has expressed alarm at the increasing number of extrajudicial executions of people in Niger by the army in the Agadez region, and has asked the Niger authorities to put an...

Scottish man Kenny Richey has been taken to hospital shortly before he was due to be released from prison in Ohio, USA. Amnesty International Scotland spokesperson Naomi McAuliffe said: “We’re...

For the most up-to-date information on this situation please check bbc.co.uk Concern for other prisoners left behind at prison camp Responding to reports that three UK residents who have been held at...

Amnesty International has warned that the peacekeeping operation in Darfur is doomed to fail if the Sudanese government and international community do not immediately halt the obstructions that have...

Amnesty International has today revealed that secret executions have been taking place in Nigeria’s prisons, despite recent assurances by the government that Nigeria has not executed “in years”. The...

President Musharraf’s decision to lift state of emergency fails to deal with a weakened judiciary and leaves country open to human rights violations Amnesty International today described Pakistan’s...

Thousands of signed postcards and a petition, calling for the release of Chinese prisoner Shi Tao, were presented to the Chinese Consulate in Edinburgh by Amnesty International and Mike Pringle MSP...

The Zimbabwean government continues to beat and torture political opponents and human rights defenders, despite the ongoing mediation process being facilitated by the Southern Africa Development...

As the Home Affairs Select Committee released its report today opposing an extension to pre-charge detention limits, Amnesty International UK urged people to sign its new “Not a Day Longer” e-petition...

Amnesty International UK Media Briefing Amnesty International UK’s ‘Ten good reasons why extending pre-charge detention is a bad idea’, outlines the strong case against government proposals to extend...