Amnesty Urgent Actions

Following the injunction granted on 28 February 2008 by the High Court of England and Wales to prevent Ben Griffin, a former member of the UK Special Forces (UKSF) Special Air Services (SAS), from making any further disclosures relating to the work of the SAS, Amnesty International’s Senior Adviser, Anne Continue Reading

Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip are being carried out with reckless disregard for civilian life, Amnesty International said today. ‘Israeli military attacks over the past few days have killed more than 75 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 10 children, and other unarmed civilian Continue Reading

Freedom of speech and assembly is under increasing attack in Russia, said Amnesty International today, as it launched a new report on press freedom just days ahead of forthcoming presidential elections (2 March) in the country. In its 52-page report, "Freedom limited. The right to freedom of expression in the Continue Reading

Amnesty International has just published an urgent action appeal on behalf of four Sudanese army officers currently being held by the Darfuri armed opposition group the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).

The European Court of Human Rights re-affirmed its ruling to not send Nassim Saadi to Tunisia where he may face torture of execution after the Italian authorities and the UK Government tried to appeal for his deportation under the "Pisanu Law", a law adopted in 2005 as a emergency measure Continue Reading

    Iran should end its persecution of women rights campaigners, said Amnesty International today, as the human rights organisation published a new report showing that the targeting of women’s rights campaigners is rife in Iran. Since a women-led ‘Campaign for Equality’ was launched in the country in August 2006, Continue Reading