Press releases

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 Guantánamo Bay detainees receive fair trials in Italy and are not sent back to Tunisia where they would be at risk of torture

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.

Philippines : Limit Martial Law and disband paramilitaries - 8 December 2009

The Philippine authorities should immediately establish a clear and short timetable for an end to martial law in the country’s restive Maguindanao province and dismantle armed paramilitary groups throughout the country, Amnesty International said in Manila today. Key human rights, including the right to challenge the legality of detention, must not be violated or restricted under any circumstances.

On 5 December President Gloria M. Arroyo declared martial law in Maguindanao and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in the wake of the massacre of 57 people there, including more than 30 journalists. Andal Ampatuan, Jr., of the powerful Ampatuan clan that has dominated politics in Maguindanao for much of the past decade, was recently arrested and charged with the murders.

Mexico: Civilian authorities must investigate pattern of serious abuses by military - 8 December 2009

New evidence of serious human rights violations carried out during military operations to combat organized crime and drug cartels in Mexico has been unveiled in a report published by Amnesty International today. 

Nepal: Major accused of torturing girl to death must be arrested - 8 December 2009

The Nepali government must immediately pursue the arrest of an army major expelled last week from a UN peacekeeping mission in Chad when it emerged he has been accused of torturing a 15-year-old Nepalese girl to death, Amnesty International said today.

 

Mexico: Military abuses - case studies - 8 December 2009

New evidence of serious human rights violations carried out during military operations to combat organized crime and drug cartels in Mexico has been unveiled in a report published by Amnesty International today. See here some of the cases highlighted in the report.

Nepal: Major accused of torturing girl to death must be arrested - 8 December 2009

The Nepali government must immediately pursue the arrest of an army major expelled last week from a UN peacekeeping mission in Chad when it emerged he has been accused of torturing a 15-year-old Nepalese girl to death, Amnesty International said today.

Mexico: Military abuses - Facts and Figures - 8 December 2009

New evidence of serious human rights violations carried out during military operations to combat organized crime and drug cartels in Mexico has been unveiled in a report published by Amnesty International today. See here some of the facts and figures included in the report.

Russia must stop persecution of rights activists - 8 December 2009

The Russian authorities must stop persecuting human rights activists and instead channel their efforts into investigating those responsible for their murders

Iran: Security forces condemned for protest crackdown - 7 December 2009

Amnesty International condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian security forces that saw scores of protesters beaten and detained during student-led demonstrations on Monday.