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
Azerbaijan Retaliates Against Eurovision Democracy Activists
The arrest of a 23 year-old Azerbaijan photojournalist signals the start of a troubling, yet widely predicted, crackdown on those responsible for negative publicity around June's Eurovision.
June 13, 2012
Press Release
Iran: Immediately Release Imprisoned Human Rights Defenders
Iranian authorities must unconditionally release a founding member of the Center for Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), an organization co-founded by Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi.
June 13, 2012
Press Release
Trial of Neurosurgeon in Libya is Test of Country’s Capacity to Serve Justice
Doctor Hisham Anour Ben Khayal categorically denies accusations he purposefully withheld medical treatment from a pro-Gaddafi fighter who died from a gunshot wound last year.
June 7, 2012
Press Release
China Must Investigate Veteran Dissident’s Death
Chinese authorities must initiate a full, independent investigation into the death of a former prisoner of conscience, who suffered torture and unjust imprisonment during years of activism.
June 7, 2012
Press Release
Israel Must Promptly Release Palestinians Held Under Laws That Deprive Right to Fair Trials
In a new report released today, Amnesty International outlines torture, inadequate medical care and other ill-treatment in Israel's prisons.
June 6, 2012
Press Release
As State of Emergency is Lifted, Egypt Must Make ‘Clean Break’ from Abusive Past and Return to Rule of Law
Egyptian authorities must release anyone still held under the emergency decree or bring them to justice in conformity with fair trial standards.
June 1, 2012
Press Release
Bahrain Must Immediately Release All Bahraini Prisoners of Conscience
Following the release of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, Amnesty International renewed its demand that Bahrain unconditionally release all remaining prisoners of conscience.
May 29, 2012
Press Release
Chen Guangcheng’s ‘Journey to the West’ Begins amid Continued Repression of Activists in China
Chen Guangcheng and his family have left China for the United States, where Chen has been offered a fellowship to continue his legal studies.
May 19, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands China End Clampdown on Media as Al-Jazeera Reporter is Expelled
The expulsion of an Al-Jazeera journalist from China is part of a wider clampdown on foreign reporters in the country.
May 9, 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
Press Release
Cuban authorities round up activists and block communications as Pope ends visit
Cuban human rights activists are facing a surge in harassment in a bid to silence them during the Pope's visit, Amnesty International said.
March 28, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights
Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of arrests and beatings for leading peaceful protests, will be awarded Amnesty International U.S.A.’s 2012 Ginetta Sagan Award for Women’s and Children’s Rights. The award honors activists who persevere, often at great personal risk and sacrifice.
March 26, 2012