Press releases

Wednesday 20 February 2008
Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) members charged with crimes under international law must be surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) immediately, Amnes
Wednesday 20 February 2008
Amnesty International today urged the Chadian government to stop persecuting senior members of political opposition parties, journalists and supporters – actual
Wednesday 20 February 2008
Press release: Amnesty International is concerned that Nepal’s police are using excessive and lethal force during ongoing demonstrations by memb
Wednesday 20 February 2008
Amnesty International is calling on the Serbian authorities and specifically Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica and  President Boris Tadić to urgently conde
Tuesday 19 February 2008
In reaction to Fidel Castro’s announcement that he will not return to the presidency, Amnesty International said: “The new Cuban leadership must take advan
Tuesday 19 February 2008
Press release: Pakistan’s new Parliament must take urgent steps to restore an independent judiciary, ensure the release of illegally detained la
Monday 18 February 2008
Amnesty International today welcomed the release of four Cuban activists but urged Raul Castro to urgently release the 58 remaining incarcerated prisoners of conscienc
Friday 15 February 2008
As Kofi Annan announces the results of the political mediation in Kenya and the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights begins an extraordinary session to discu
Friday 15 February 2008
Whether or not President Bush vetoes legislation outlawing waterboarding will not alter the fact that water torture was illegal when it was used by the CIA in 2002 and
Friday 15 February 2008
Press release: Amnesty International today called on the Sri Lanka government to make human rights the priority by allowing the organisation into the

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Feature Article

Sudanese activist held incommunicado at risk of torture

10 May 2013

A female lawyer in Sudan who was arrested on 4 May and whose whereabouts are still unknownis at risk of torture.