Press releases
Monday 28 July 2008
Amnesty International today welcomed the UN Secretary-General's decision to appoint Judge Navenethem Pillay as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Thursday 24 July 2008
As the Zimbabwean government and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) prepare to enter power-sharing talks, Amnesty International called on both parties
Wednesday 23 July 2008
"The new government of Pakistan should immediately reveal details of where hundreds of missing people, the victims of enforced disappearances, are being held, inv
Wednesday 23 July 2008
Amnesty International today demanded the immediate release of Beijing housing activist Ye Guozhu. He was due to be released on Saturday 26 July, but will now remain im
Wednesday 23 July 2008
Amnesty International today condemned the forcible removal by police of more than 700 people, including refugees and asylum-seekers, from the Glenanda ("Rifle Ran
Tuesday 22 July 2008
As Radovan Karadžic is about to be handed over to the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Amnesty International
calls for the Tribunal to be g
Tuesday 22 July 2008
On Tuesday 29 July -- to mark the 10 day countdown to the Beijing Olympics -- Amnesty International will launch the report “The Olympics Countdown: Broken Promis
Friday 18 July 2008
South Korean police used excessive force against peaceful protesters
demonstrating against the government’s trade policies, Amnesty
International said today as
Friday 18 July 2008
Following the confirmation by the Liberian Senate of a bill re-proposing the death penalty for certain crimes, Amnesty International called on President Ellen Johnson-
Wednesday 16 July 2008
(Caracas) In a new report published today, Amnesty International urged the Venezuelan authorities to show the political will and provide the resources needed to ensure
