Press releases
Tuesday 18 November 2008
One hundred days after the August conflict, over 20,000 ethnic
Georgians are still unable to return to their homes in South Ossetia,
while many of those, on both sid
Tuesday 18 November 2008
The Czech authorities must put an immediate end to the increasing
verbal and physical attacks against the Roma community by far right
groups and prosecute those brea
Tuesday 18 November 2008
Amnesty International welcomed today’s adoption of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, by the UN General
Monday 17 November 2008
Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children who suffered abuses during the 20-year conflict in Northern Uganda remain destitute and physically and mentally trauma
Monday 17 November 2008
As the civilian death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to rise, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and more than forty other organi
Monday 17 November 2008
President-elect Obama’s statement in a CBS interview yesterday that he will follow through on his commitment to close the detention centre at Guantánamo B
Friday 14 November 2008
Amnesty International urges the Israeli authorities to allow the immediate passage of humanitarian aid, medical supplies and fuel to the Gaza Strip, where the situatio
Thursday 13 November 2008
Over a quarter of women in Armenia have been hit or beaten by a family member and about two thirds have experienced psychological abuse, yet the state fails to prevent
Thursday 13 November 2008
Amnesty International has called on the Spanish government to comply with its international obligations regarding past crimes and to protect victims’ rights by e
Wednesday 12 November 2008
Reacting to today’s announcement by Sudanese President Omar al Bashir of an immediate ceasefire in the Darfur region, Amnesty International called on all parties
