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Myanmar: Internet blackout a 'heinous and reckless decision'Reports of a widespread mobile internet blackout instigated by the military
Press release 06 Feb 2021 -
Northern Ireland: Contact tracing App sets benchmark for data privacySTOPCOVIDNI App uses a privacy-preserving decentralised model
Press release 31 Jul 2020 -
Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway's contact-tracing apps among most privacy-infringingBahrain, Kuwait and Norway have rolled out some of the most invasive COVID-19 contact-tracing apps putting the privacy and security of hundreds of thousands of people at risk.
Press release 16 Jun 2020 -
Norway: 'Deeply intrusive' COVID-19 contact-tracing app halted
Move comes after Amnesty raises privacy concerns with near-live tracking of users’ locations
Press release 15 Jun 2020 -
Global: 'Alarming' extent of police tear gas abuse around the world revealedAmnesty has launched an interactive website documenting security forces’ misuse of tear gas in 22 countries around the world
Press release 11 Jun 2020 -
UK: 'Public deserve answers' and transparency over contact-tracing app privacy concerns
“The public deserve answers and Mr Hancock must ensure that they are forthcoming rather than ploughing ahead without meaningful consultation and transparency” – Kate Allen
Press release 05 May 2020 -
Vietnam: Facebook’s censorship of posts that criticise government is a ‘devastating turning point for freedom of expression’Facebook’s policy shift makes them complicit in suppression of freedom in the country
Press release 22 Apr 2020 -
COVID-19: Governments must not 'sleepwalk into surveillance state'
More than 100 NGOs set out strict restrictions on governments across the world to prevent surveillance overreach
Press release 02 Apr 2020 -
7 principles that should be guiding roll-out of any COVID-19 contacting-tracing appThe UK Government plans to introduce a COVID-19 tracing app as part of its plan to combat the spread of coronavirus, but our privacy must not become another casualty of the crisis
30 Mar 2020 -
UK: Home Office should withdraw trade fair invite for Israeli spyware firm‘It’s frankly astonishing' - Kate Allen
Press release 27 Feb 2020 -
UK: Met Police's use of facial recognition technology 'a huge threat to human rights'Police in London to introduce controversial technology soon.
Press release 24 Jan 2020 -
Israel: gagging order in NSO Group legal case condemned
‘NSO Group’s chilling spyware has put the lives of human rights activists around the world in danger’
Press release 16 Jan 2020 -
Israel: Amnesty brings legal case against NSO Group over spyware
‘The Israeli Government has stood by and watched it happen’
Press release 14 Jan 2020 -
Seven in 10 people want 'Big Tech' regulated over personal data fears - new pollThe poll asked nearly 10,000 people for their opinions on online privacy across nine countries.
Press release 04 Dec 2019 -
Facebook and Google's pervasive surveillance poses unprecedented danger to human rights - new report
Digital surveillance ‘is one of the defining human rights challenges of our era’ – Kumi Naidoo
Press release 21 Nov 2019 -
Global: Government calls for Facebook to break encryption 'latest attempt to intrude on private communications'
“Facebook is right to stand up to this latest attempt to intrude on private communications."
Press release 04 Oct 2019 -
Fresh wave of phishing attacks targeting human rights defenders - new research
Journalists and human rights activists in Middle East and North Africa targeted.
Press release 21 Aug 2019 -
China: Google's 'plan to drop Project Dragonfly' welcomed“Going ahead with Project Dragonfly would represent a massive capitulation on human rights by one of the world’s most powerful companies” – Kumi Naidoo
Press release 17 Dec 2018 -
Israel: 'Rogue' cyber company must have licence revoked over surveillance spyware“NSO Group’s software has been used to attack Amnesty staff and fellow human rights defenders globally."
Press release 28 Nov 2018 -
Trapped in the Gangs MatrixThe Gangs Matrix is a racially biased database that isn’t working. While it’s supposed to be protecting communities from violence, it is in fact criminalising a generation of young black people. Urge the Mayor of London to carry out an urgent review of…
Press release 23 Nov 2018
