Press releases
Government and business leaders meeting President Musharraf must address the human rights situation in Pakistan - 20 January 2008
Press Release: Amnesty International urges all governments and business leaders meeting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Europe this week to caTurkey: Reveal the full circumstances surrounding Hrant Dink's murder - 18 January 2008
On the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Amnesty International calls on the Turkish authorities to condemn aLibya: 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 consequencesKenya: 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 peopleSri 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, conSri 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 LiberationMorocco/ 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 iUSA: 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