Press releases
Tuesday 13 May 2008
All political leaders in Lebanon must clearly instruct their supporters to fully respect human rights and to refrain from recklessly carrying out attacks in heavily-po
Tuesday 13 May 2008
The Colombian government's decision to extradite 14 paramilitary leaders wanted in the USA on drugs-trafficking charges should not be used as an excuse to end investig
Monday 12 May 2008
As Nepal's new Constituent Assembly (CA) members prepare to take their seats following the 10 April elections and with the formation of a coalition government expected
Monday 12 May 2008
Leaders of Amnesty International in Asia Pacific, meeting
in Hong Kong, called on their governments to use every means possible
to pressure the Myanmar authorities t
Friday 9 May 2008
Despite the devastating consequences of Cyclone Nargis, which killed tens of thousands of people and displaced nearly a million more, Myanmar’s government has an
Thursday 8 May 2008
Amnesty International today called on the Moroccan government to immediately open a comprehensive, independent and impartial investigation into claims that at lea
Wednesday 7 May 2008
Following the impact of Cyclone Nargis on Myanmar, which killed tens of
thousands of people and displaced around a million more, Amnesty
International is calling urg
Tuesday 6 May 2008
(Nairobi) Amnesty International today released a groundbreaking report revealing the dire human rights and humanitarian crisis facing the people of Somalia.
Friday 2 May 2008
(New Delhi): The first major study into India’s legal judgements on
death penalty cases has revealed that the system is riddled with fatal
flaws and that the o
Friday 2 May 2008
As nine more detainees were freed from Guantánamo, Amnesty
International today reiterated that the Guantánamo detentions are a
travesty of justice. The
