News & Updates

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

Visit to Canary Islands appeals for respect for rights of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers

16 June 2008

Amnesty International's Secretary General, Irene Khan, is leading a mission to Spain to meet with government officials, human rights organizations, survivors of human

Women’s Rights Activists arrested in peaceful solidarity demonstrations in Iran

16 June 2008

Nine women attempting to take part in a small, peaceful seminar to commemorate a day of solidarity with Iranian women were arrested in Tehran on Thursday.

Egypt continues to deport Eritrean asylum-seekers

13 June 2008

Reports indicate that the Egyptian authorities have deported some 700 Eritrean asylum-seekers to Massawa in Eritrea, on special daily Egypt Air flights from Aswan In

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.

Kurdish boy executed in Iran

11 June 2008

A Kurdish boy, believed to be 16 or 17 years old at the time of execution, was executed in Iran on Tuesday.

International community and Afghan government fail Afghan people

11 June 2008

Amnesty International has accused the international community and the Afghan government of not meeting their pledge to provide the Afghan people, particularly women

Zimbabwe accused of using food for political gain

6 June 2008

The government of Zimbabwe has banned field operations by non-governmental organisations in the country.