Press Releases
Last night’s deadly car bombing in a suburb of the Nigerian capital Abuja displayed a callous disregard for human life and highlights the urgency of bringing an end to the campaign of violenc
Australia shouldn’t ‘outsource its refugee responsibilities to another, much poorer country’ - Richard Bennett
The use of tear gas and water cannon against peaceful protesters today by police in Istanbul is a reprehensible move to crack down on free expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International sa
‘What happened last night to Clayton Lockett is shocking in anyone’s book’ - Rob Freer
‘The humanitarian situation in Syria is beyond catastrophic’ - José Luis Díaz
Brunei’s shocking new Penal Code “will take the country back to the dark ages” when it comes to human rights, Amnesty International said today.
‘The challenges for any incoming government will extend far beyond restoring security’ - Said Boumedouha
Amnesty International has repeated its warning of a likely legal challenge if Northern Ireland is left as the only part of the UK without marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Nauru’s refusal to grant Amnesty International access to its Australian-run asylum seeker detention centre appears to be the latest attempt to avoid public scrutiny of the treatment of asylum