Press releases

Libya: Mass expulsion of irregular migrants would be a violation of human rights - 18 January 2008

Libya’s decision this week to expel all irregular migrants with immediate effect could have grave consequences

Kenya: Amnesty International condemns excessive use of force by police - 18 January 2008

Amnesty International today condemned the reckless and excessive use of lethal force by the Kenyan police, as reports emerged of the killings of at least twelve people

Sri Lanka: Amnesty International condemns deliberate attacks on civilians - 18 January 2008

Press Release: Amnesty International today condemns the killing of more than 10 civilians and two homeguards in the southern village of Thanamalwila.

Armenia: There can be no exemptions to the right to freedom of conscience and religion - 16 January 2008

Members of the religious organization Jehovah's Witnesses in Armenia are increasingly becoming victims of the violation of their rights to freedom of expression, con

Sri Lanka: Amnesty International calls for urgent protection of civilians amidst return to hostilities - 16 January 2008

Press release: Amnesty International is gravely concerned that the end to the Ceasefire Agreement between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation

Morocco/ Western Sahara: Drop charges of homosexuality against six men and ensure their safety - 16 January 2008

The Moroccan authorities must immediately release those convicted solely for their presumed sexual orientation, after an appeal

Iran: Death by stoning, a grotesque and unacceptable penalty - 15 January 2008

As nine women and two men in Iran wait to be stoned to death, Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to abolish death by stoning and impose an i

USA: World MPs back Amnesty International demand for Guantánamo closure and end to illegal detentions - 11 January 2008

On the sixth anniversary of the first transfers to Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International, supported by over 1

One Year On: Human Rights in Bangladesh under the State of Emergency - 10 January 2008

Press Release: (Dhaka) Amnesty International today concluded its high level mission to Bangladesh. The delegation, led by Secretary General, Irene Kha

Colombia: Amnesty International welcomes release of two hostages held by FARC guerrilla group - 10 January 2008

Amnesty International today welcomed the release by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) of two of its high-profile hostages.