Press releases

Chad: Pressure mounting on journalists - 21 January 2008

Amnesty International today revealed that a major crackdown is currently underway against journalists in Chad as the government continues fighting armed opposition mov

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 ca

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.

Turkey: 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 a

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

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

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