Press releases

Iran: Stop execution of alleged juvenile offender, Mosleh Zamani - 16 December 2009

The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of alleged juvenile offender, Amnesty International said today.

Russian NGO awarded Sakharov human rights prize - 16 December 2009

Human rights organizations in Russia joined forces today to pay tribute today to Memorial, an international civil rights society that operates in a number of post-Soviet states, as they received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought in the European Parliament.

Guatemala: Allegations of police killings must be investigated - 15 December 2009

Amnesty International has condemned the failure of the Guatemalan authorities to thoroughly investigate extra-judicial killings in which police officers have been implicated.

Syria: Trial of Kurds likely to be a “parody of justice” - 15 December 2009

Amnesty International called for Syria's Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) to be abolished as the trial of five members of the Kurdish minority resumed today.

Saudi Arabia: 75-year-old woman faces 40 lashes - 14 December 2009

The Saudi Arabian authorities must not carry out the imminent flogging and imprisonment of an elderly woman and two younger men, Amnesty International said today.

Honduras: Full and prompt investigation needed into death of human rights campaigner - 14 December 2009

Honduran authorities must launch an urgent and independent investigation into the murder of human rights defender Walter Trochez who was killed late on Sunday night while walking home through the centre of Tegucigalpa, Amnesty International said today.

Iraq: Iranian opposition group supporters must not be forcibly evicted - 11 December 2009

The Iraqi authorities must not forcibly relocate about 3,400 members of an Iranian opposition group from a settlement north of Baghdad where they have lived since the mid-1980’s, Amnesty International said today.

Post-election Iran violations some of the worst in 20 years - 10 December 2009

Human rights violations in Iran are now as bad as at any time in the past 20 years, Amnesty International said today in a new report on the aftermath of last June’s presidential election.

Nigeria: Amnesty International says police “kill at will” - 9 December 2009

Amnesty International exposed the shocking level of unlawful police killings in Nigeria, in a new report released today.

Former Guantánamo Bay detainees deserve justice in Italy - 9 December 2009

Amnesty International is urging the Italian government to ensure that two recently released former Guantnamo Bay detainees receive fair trials in Italy and are not sent back to Tunisia where they would be at risk of torture.