AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Media Advisory

AI Index: EUR 30/007/2007 (Public)

News Service No: 078

20 April 2007

Amnesty International's Secretary General to launch global death penalty statistics during visit to Italy

Media invite

Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, will visit Italy from 26 to 29 April 2007 to meet with government officials. During her visit she will launch Amnesty International's annual global death penalty statistics covering the period from January to December 2006 at a press conference in Rome.

When: 1130 (0930 GMT), Friday 27 April 2007

Where: Foreign Press Association

Via dell'Umiltà, 83/c

Rome

Who: Irene Khan, Amnesty International Secretary General

Gabriele Eminente, Amnesty International Italy Director

Interviews are available in Arabic, English, French, Italian and Spanish.

During her visit to the Italian capital, Irene Khan will meet with government and civil society representatives. In meetings with the Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, the Minister of the Interior Giuliano Amato and other officials, Irene Khan will urge the Italian authorities to show a clear commitment to human rights -- both in domestic and in international policy and practices.

For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:

In Rome:

Paola Nigrelli, Press Officer, +39 06 44 90 224 or +39 348 6974 361, press@amnesty.it

Judit Arenas, Head of the Office of the Secretary General, +44 7778 472 188

In London:

Josefina Salomon, Press Officer, +44 20 7413 5562 or +44 7778 472 116, jsalomon@amnesty.org.

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