Press Release
Serious gaps exposed in Luxembourg banking regulations to stem reckless arms trade that fuels atrocities
Inadequate and incomplete regulations and policies on financing the arms sector mean there is little to stop banks from financing…
January 29, 2016
Report
This is What We Die For: Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Power the Global Trade in Cobalt
Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by…
January 15, 2016
Press Release
Child Labor Behind Smart Phone and Electric Car Batteries Exposed
Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by…
January 15, 2016
Press Release
Dow Must Show Up at Criminal Court Hearing in Bhopal
US chemical giant Dow must respond to court summons and show up on Saturday at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM)…
December 18, 2015
Press Release
Shell faces Dutch court for Niger Delta oil damage
The oil giant Shell could be exposed to a raft of compensation claims and be forced to disclose previously withheld…
December 15, 2015
Press Release
Five years of human rights failure shames FIFA and Qatar
Labor exploitation remains rampant in Qatar as the authorities fail to deliver significant reforms, Amnesty International said today before the…
December 1, 2015
Press Release
Myanmar: Letpadaung mine protesters still denied justice
Myanmar’s government stands accused of putting profits before human rights at the Letpadaung copper mine, with continued detention of activists…
November 27, 2015
Press Release
Niger Delta: Shell’s manifestly false claims about oil pollution exposed, again
Claims by oil giant Shell that it has cleaned up heavily polluted areas of the Niger Delta are blatantly false,…
November 2, 2015
Press Release
USA must listen to the United Nations and lift economic embargo on Cuba
A UN vote to lift the US embargo on Cuba today sends, once again, a strong message to US President…
October 27, 2015
Press Release
Court Should Overturn Decision Limiting Corporate Transparency
Citing First Amendment, court limited government’s ability to require corporate disclosures and ignored positive impact of conflict minerals rule
October 2, 2015
Press Release
Companies Must Not Profit From Blood Diamonds in the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic’s (CAR) biggest traders have purchased diamonds worth several million dollars without adequately investigating whether they financed…
September 29, 2015
Press Release
UAE denies entry to Amnesty International expert
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) refusal to allow an Amnesty International expert to enter the country last night to speak…
May 27, 2015