Press Release
Civilians in Central African Republic Bear Brunt of Decades of Violence and Abuse
Local and foreign armed groups in the Central African Republic are still killing, abducting, torturing and raping civilians, as well…
October 20, 2011
Press Release
Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap Casts Harsh Light on Detention Practices By All Sides, Says Amnesty International
The prisoner swap involving Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and 477 Palestinian prisoners highlights the need for the humane treatment of…
October 18, 2011
Report
Arms trade to Middle East and North Africa shows failure of export controls
Police and security forces in the Middle East and North Africa responded to the mass popular uprisings witnessed there after…
October 18, 2011
Press Release
ASEAN: End Discrimination Against Women to Improve Maternal Health
ASEAN must take urgent action if all of its member states are to meet targets under the Millennium Development Goal…
October 14, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Finds Widespread Abuse — and Even Torture — of Captured and Detained Al-Gaddafi Soldiers, Loyalists and Mercenaries Under Libya’s Transitional Government
Captured al-Gaddafi soliders, suspected loyalists and mercenaries held in western Libya are being beaten, and, in some cases, tortured in…
October 13, 2011
Press Release
Human Rights Defenders in Russia Under Threat, Says Amnesty International
Five years after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the investigative journalist, little progress has been made to increase the safety…
October 7, 2011
Report
Afghanistan 10 years on: Slow progress and failed promises
Ten years after a US-led military invasion removed the Taleban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have…
October 6, 2011
Press Release
China Should Release Jailed Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo and wife, says Amnesty International
The Chinese authorities must immediately release prisoners of conscience Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia, Amnesty International said today,…
October 6, 2011
Press Release
Joint Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Statement on Zaynab al-Hosni
In September 2011, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued statements following the killing and mutilation by unknown persons of…
October 5, 2011
Press Release
Life of Egyptian Blogger Hangs in the Balance as Appeal Postponed, Says Amnesty International
Egypt’s military rulers are responsible for the life of a jailed blogger on the 43rd day of a hunger strike,…
October 4, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Arrest of Six Individuals — Documentary Filmmakers and a Film Producer — in Iran
Amnesty International condemns the arrest of six individuals -- documentary filmmakers and a producer -- in Iran and calls for…
October 3, 2011
Press Release
Lithuania Must Re-open Secret Prison Investigation Since Authorities Admitted to Hosting Sites, Says Amnesty International
Lithuania must immediately reinstate the criminal investigation into its involvement in the U.S.-led rendition and secret detention programs, documents developments…
September 29, 2011