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
Bahrain: Protestor Describes Torture by Police After Arrest in Manama
Abdallah Salman Mohammad Hassan told Amnesty International that he and a friend endured torture and other ill-treatment...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Ethiopian Prisoner of Conscience Birtukan Mideksa Released
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 6, 2010Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Ethiopian Prisoner of Conscience Birtukan MideksaContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (London) -- Amnesty International today welcomed the Ethiopian government's release of Birtukan Mideksa, a prisoner of conscience, who was arrested and jailed in 2008: "Amnesty International is delighted that Birtukan Mideksa has been able to go home to her family. A prisoner of conscience, she was held for nearly two years solely for the peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression and association," said Michelle Kagari, deputy director of the Africa program at…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Israel: Amnesty International Urges Israeli authorities to Stop Demolitions of Palestinian homes
Amnesty International is calling on the Israeli authorities to end house demolitions which leave thousands of Palestinians...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
USA: Amnesty International Welcomes Rep. Luis Gutierrez’s Immigrant Reform Bill
Sarnata Reynolds, Advocacy and Policy Director for Refugee and Migrants' Rights at Amnesty International USA (AISUA),...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Libya: Amnesty International Calls on U.N. Security Council to Direct Possible ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Investigation of Libya
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, February 25, 2011Amnesty International Calls on U.N. Security Council To Direct Possible ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Investigation of Libya Urges Immediate Action by U.N. to Stop Abuses in Libya Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (London) -- Amnesty International said today the International Criminal Court should be directed by the U.N. Security Council to open an investigation into possible crimes against humanity by Libyan Colonel Al-Gaddafi for unleashing a military assault on Libyan civilians.Ahead of an emergency meeting by the U.N. Security Council in New York Friday, Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty said: "Members of…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Egypt: Update: Amnesty International Staff Member Detained In Cairo
Amnesty International demands the release of detained staff member in Cairo and has asked for a meeting in Washington with...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Cuba: Government continues to stifle dissent, despite assertions that freedom of expression is respected
Cuba's government continues to stifle dissent through arbitrary arrests, surveillance, intimidation and harassment of...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Iran – Amnesty International and Other NGOs to Hold Silent Vigil for Iran at Ralph J. Bunche Park
Amnesty International USA along with co-sponsors, United4Iran, Student World Assembly, International Campaign for Human...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
China: Internet Activists Arrested
More than 100 activists, many of them active on Twitter and blogging networks, have been detained, subjected to monitoring...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Chad: Amnesty International Welcomes House Amendment to Prohibit Military Spending in Chad
An amendment offered by Congressman Jeff Fortenberry would prohibit U.S. military assistance to Chad. Scott Edwards, Amnesty...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Malaysia: Government should halt the expansion of security forces accused of abuses
The Malaysian government should scrap plans to expand a state sponsored security force of civilian volunteers with a long...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Malaysia: Refugees are Arrested, Abused and Denied the Right to Work
The Malaysian government should give refugees in the country the right to work, Amnesty International said today as it...
March 27, 2011