Below you’ll find breaking news as well as reports, updates on our campaigns, and victories.
If you are a member of the press, please reach out to [email protected]
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Singapore Authorities to Save Malaysian Man From Execution
A young Malaysian man under threat of imminent execution in Singapore for drug trafficking should be granted clemency, Amnesty International…
May 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges FARC to Release French Journalist
Amnesty International today urges the FARC to immediately and unconditionally release a French journalist, who has been held captive since…
May 8, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Declares Bahraini Activist Prisoner of Conscience Following Arrest for “Insulting” Tweets
Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, has been charged with "insulting a national institution."
May 8, 2012
Report
USA: Wrong court, wrong place, wrong punishment: Five alleged ‘9/11 conspirators’ to be arraigned for capital trial by military commission at Guantánamo
On 5 May 2012, at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a US Army Colonel, in his role…
May 3, 2012
Press Release
ICONIC ARTISTS INCLUDING LEVON HELM, ROSANNE CASH, CARLY SIMON AND OTHERS PERFORM “TOAST TO FREEDOM” SONG AS TRIBUTE TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S 50th ANNIVERSARY
Amnesty International today releases “Toast To Freedom,” a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the…
May 3, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Implores Singapore to Join Global Trend Toward Abolition of Death Penalty
Amnesty International today calls on Singapore to join the global trend toward abolition of the death penalty and establish a…
May 2, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges United States to Guarantee Chen Guangcheng’s Safety, Calls on China to Protect Activist’s Rights
Amnesty International today calls on the United States to guarantee Chen Guangcheng's safety and insist that China protect the rights…
May 1, 2012
Press Release
Moving from Pen and Paper to Digital May Mean Progress, But Suppression Continues, Says Amnesty International
On the eve of World Press Freedom day, Amnesty International says that some countries are blocking search engines, charging the…
May 1, 2012
Report
Ethiopia: Dismantling dissent: Intensified crackdown on free speech in Ethiopia
Since March 2011, at least 108 opposition party members and six journalists have been arrested in Ethiopia for alleged involvement…
April 30, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls On Ukraine to Stop Police Criminality or Risk Euro 2012 Fan Abuse
Amnesty International today called for urgent reforms within the Ukrainian police ahead of the Euro 2012 soccer competition, in the…
April 30, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Mass Forced Evictions in Belgrade, Leaving Hundreds of Families in Peril
Amnesty International today condemns the decision by Belgrade authorities to proceed with a mass forced eviction in the capital Belvil…
April 26, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Tells Shell Oil: If You’re Concerned About the Consequences of the Niger Delta Spill, Then Clean It Up and Compensate the Victims
Amnesty International said today if Shell oil is as concerned about the devastating consequences of a 2008 oil spill in…
April 26, 2012