Press releases
Tuesday 7 April 2009
The conviction of former President Alberto Fujimori is a crucial milestone in the struggle against impunity in Peru and shows that nobody is exempt from being held to
Friday 3 April 2009
Commenting on the NATO summit on Afghanistan set to begin in Strasbourg today, Amnesty International Asia Pacific Programme Director Sam Zarifi, said:
Friday 3 April 2009
An Amnesty International delegation will observe the delivery of the sentence in the trial of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori – who is accused
Thursday 2 April 2009
Unlawful killings, beatings, racial abuse and excessive use of force by
law enforcement officials are prohibited under international law in all
circumstances. Yet in
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Last night’s assault on human rights activist Lev Ponomarev must be
investigated fully and independently by the Russian authorities. Those
responsible must be
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Amnesty International today revealed that Francisco José Fadul, a Court President and former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, was beaten by military personnel a
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Amnesty International today called on the North Korean government to release two US journalists held at a detention facility in Pyongyang, unless it can guarantee that
Wednesday 1 April 2009
The new delivery to Israel of a massive consignment of US munitions, revealed by Amnesty International today, throws into question whether President Obama will ac
Tuesday 31 March 2009
(Asunción) By failing to take sufficient and speedy action to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Paraguayan state is forcing many of them to live in
Monday 30 March 2009
As the events during the violent demonstrations that rocked Greece in
recent months come under police and judicial investigations, Amnesty
International calls on the
