News

Human rights abuses in Tunisia continue despite denial

8 July 2008

Tunisian authorities re-arrest prisoner and harass defence lawyers in apparent reprisal for Amnesty International's report.

Spotlight on torture

26 June 2008

To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.

Time for real change as Supreme Court rules on Guantánamo detentions

18 June 2008

On the 12 June 2008 the US Supreme Court  recognized, in the case of Boumediene v.Bush, the right of those detained at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba to challenge

UK MPs vote to extend pre-charge detention

11 June 2008

UK Members of Parliament have voted to extend yet further the maximum period of pre-charge detention for terror suspects.

No hiding place for torture

5 June 2008

In June 2008, Amnesty International will campaign worldwide to end the use of torture and other ill-treatment. 

Parliamentarians meet US authorities over illegal detentions

14 May 2008

Parliamentarians present US government officials with an Amnesty International declaration endorsed by over 1,200 of their counterparts worldwide.

Getting a glimpse of Guantánamo

8 May 2008

A life-size model of a cell at Guantánamo will travel to US cities to bring a taste of the harsh realities of prolonged isolation in detention to the US public.

UK deportation policy questioned by court

9 April 2008

The UK government's policy of "deportation with assurances" was called into question on Wednesday by decisions of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales