Press releases
Colombia: Amnesty International condemns attack against human rights defender - 18 October 2009
The invaluable work carried out by human rights defenders in Colombia must be respected by all the parties to the armed conflict, Amnesty International said following yesterday’s attempt on the life of human rights activist Islena Rey in Puerto Rico Municipality in Meta Department.Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Human Rights Council divisions must not obstruct Gaza accountability - 16 October 2009
The political divisions surrounding the adoption of today’s Human Rights Council resolution on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories must not become an obstacle to investigations into serious violations of international law reported during the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel, Amnesty International said.Uganda: Amnesty International says government obliged to arrest Sudanese President - 16 October 2009
Amnesty International today expressed dismay at Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s invitation to Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend the special African Union summit on refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons in Africa, scheduled to begin on Monday, 19 October 2009 in Kampala.Pakistan: Government must prepare for South Waziristan displacement crisis - 16 October 2009
The government of Pakistan must urgently prepare for a displacement crisis as civilians flee South Waziristan ahead of an expected military assault, Amnesty International said.Paraguayan Congress leaves 90 indigenous families homeless - 16 October 2009
Amnesty International today criticised the Paraguayan Congress for rejecting a draft bill that would have returned ancestral land to the Yakye Axa indigenous community, leaving at least 90 families homeless.Uganda: ‘Anti-Homosexuality’ Bill Threatens Liberties and Human Rights Defenders - 15 October 2009
(Kampala, October 15, 2009) – The draft “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” introduced on October 14, 2009 in Uganda’s parliament would violate human rights and should be withdrawn immediately, a group of 17 local and international human rights organizations said today.Ban Ki Moon congratulates Amnesty on new poverty campaign - 15 October 2009
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Amnesty International on the launch of its Demand Dignity campaign to end the human rights violations that drive and deepen poverty.The Unheard Truth: World leaders must change debate on poverty and human rights - 15 October 2009
(New York) In the run up to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October, Amnesty International called on world leaders and policy makers to change the debate on poverty from economics to addressing the human rights problems that impoverish and keep people poor.US joins Arms Trade Treaty talks, but at high price - 14 October 2009
Today's announcement by the US government at the United Nations of its support for beginning negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was welcomed by Oxfam International and Amnesty International. But the two international organisations also warned that Washington’s support comes at a very high price.Cuba: Blogger denied freedom to travel outside Cuba - 13 October 2009
Amnesty International calls on the government of Cuba to lift the travel on Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez, preventing her from travelling to New York to receive an international journalism award.
