16/01/2015 – Amnesty International is writing to follow up on the United States of America (USA) government’s response to the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI)’s summary report on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-operated secret detention program, released in December...

Amnesty International The world’s spotlight is shining on Saudi Arabia. If authorities ignore widespread criticism and unashamedly continue with the flogging of Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia would be demonstrating contempt for international law and disregard for world opinion. AMNESTY...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 13 January 2015 Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, is attending this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. He will be available for interview on: ·        Armed groups and the deadly attacks...

13/01/2015 – As the Latvian Government prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), we would like you to take this opportunity to advance human rights issues in relation to a number of thematic areas. We call on your government to act upon the following...

12/01/2015 – January 12, 2015 marks the fifth anniversary of the 2010 earthquake which killed over 200,000 people and made more than two million people homeless in Haiti. Today, the housing situation remains an outstanding challenge for the Haitian government and the international community,...

Unidentified Magdalene Laundry in Ireland, c. early 20th century.© Wikimedia Commons We strongly urge that the terms of reference be amended to include the treatment of women and girls in Magdalene Laundries. AMNESTY INTERNAITONAL PRESS RELEASE 9 January 2015 The Irish government’s decision not to...

Jason D Wright, U.S. Army veteran and human rights advocate © Pierre-Yves Brunaud / Picturetank Disclaimer: The following article reflects the opinions of Jason Wright and not Amnesty International. 11 January 2015 By Jason Wright, former US army lawyer The opening principles of the Universal...

9 January 2015 By Conor Fortune, News Writer at Amnesty International “Tonight I can write the saddest lines,” goes the opening of the Pablo Neruda poem. But I have to admit, it’s very tough to type these words now. As a journalist, I’m struggling to put the proverbial pen to paper in an attempt to...

Credit: Amnesty International 8 January 2015 By Jean Stern, Editor-in-Chief of La Chronique at Amnesty International France On Wednesday, 7 January 2015, at the headquarters of Amnesty International France (AIF), the editorial board of La Chronique was holding its regular meeting. Two hours of...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DIARY NOTE 8 January 2015 Diary Note: Wednesday 25 February 2015 Amnesty International will release its Annual Report on the State of the World’s Human Rights on Wednesday 25 February 2015. The Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of the state of human rights...

08/01/2015 – Palestine’s accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a welcome move that will help deter war crimes and end impunity in the region, and should be supported by European countries said Amnesty International, Broederlijk Delen, Christian Aid, the...

08/01/2015 – Israel, the USA and EU member states must refrain from punishing or threatening Palestine for taking the positive step of granting the International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction over crimes under international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Amnesty...