Press releases

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
Wednesday 16 July 2008
In 2005, 36,777 women reported abuse by partners or former partners to NGOs – an average of one woman every 15 minutes. See more facts and figures on Venezuelan
Tuesday 15 July 2008
Amnesty International welcomes the fact that the Italian magistrates have held individuals accountable for the brutalities that occurred in the Bolzaneto detention f
Tuesday 15 July 2008
Reacting to today’s release of a video publicly showing Canadian citizen Omar Khadr being questioned at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Amnesty Intern
Tuesday 15 July 2008
The governments of Indonesia and Timor-Leste have missed an historic opportunity to provide justice for more than 1,000 people killed during Timor-Leste’s vote
Monday 14 July 2008
Amnesty International has expressed its deep concern to the prime minister of Japan about the detention of two Greenpeace activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, wh
Monday 14 July 2008

Amnesty International said that today’s announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an important step towards ensuring accou

Saturday 12 July 2008
On the eve of the anniversary of Beijing being granted the 2008 Olympics, Thousands of Amnesty International supporters in over 25 locations across the globe teamed
Friday 11 July 2008
On the eve of the anniversary of Beijing being granted the 2008 Olympics, thousands of Amnesty International supporters in over 20 locations across the world will team
Friday 11 July 2008
Amnesty International today condemned the targeting of civilians in the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka.

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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.