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Belarus: call on diplomats to live-stream 'Freedom Day' protestsStatements made by the Belarusian authorities ahead of “Freedom Day” mass demonstrations planned for tomorrow raise serious concerns that the police response to peaceful protests will again be extremely violent.
Press release 24 Mar 2021 -
Lebanon: Syrian refugees subjected to same shocking torture techniques used in Assad's jails - new reportThe Lebanese security forces have committed shocking human rights violations against Syrian refugees arrested - often arbitrarily - on terrorism-related charges.
Press release 23 Mar 2021 -
Iran: UK must act after fresh uncertainty over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's fate"More delay equals more stress and more anxiety for Nazanin"
Press release 14 Mar 2021 -
Saudi Arabia: failure to quash Loujain al-Hathloul's conviction condemnedResponse to today’s decision by Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court to uphold the conviction against women’s rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, following a deeply unfair trial.
Press release 10 Mar 2021 -
Friends & Families of Syria’s Disappeared Develop a Roadmap for JusticeFriends & families of Syria’s disappeared develop a roadmap for justice. Amnesty's Kristyan Benedict spoke with one of its main architects, and longtime Amnesty partner, Ahmad Helmi who runs the Ta’afi initiative.
Blog post 06 Mar 2021 -
Conviction of former Syrian official in Germany for crimes against humanity 'historic victory for justice'History was made when a German court in Koblenz delivered the first guilty verdict for crimes under international law committed by a government official in Syria.
Press release 24 Feb 2021 -
UAE: Princess Latifa's 'chilling' video messages must be acted onPress release 17 Feb 2021
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Iran: prisoner flogged 60 times at weekend and still at risk of amputation punishmentAn Iranian prisoner who was flogged 60 times at the weekend and who has also attempted to take his own life on two occasions, is at risk of having four fingers amputated as part of a “shocking” and deeply “cruel” sentence.
Press release 17 Feb 2021 -
Indonesia: two men publicly flogged 77 times for same-sex 'offences'Press release 29 Jan 2021
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Belarus: Protesters tortured and 'mercilessly beaten' following post-election protests - New ReportMore than 900 abuses by police logged, but not one criminal investigation has yet been launched
Press release 27 Jan 2021 -
Egypt: detainees in severely overcrowded jails being denied healthcare - new reportPrison officials in Egypt are subjecting prisoners of conscience and others held for political reasons to torture and deliberately denying them healthcare to punish their dissent.
Press release 25 Jan 2021 -
USA: Joe Biden must close Guantánamo - new reportUS President-elect Joe Biden should close the US military detention centre at Guantánamo Bay when he assumes the presidency later this month, said Amnesty International, as the organisation published a new report marking the 19th anniversary of the…
Press release 10 Jan 2021 -
Why Did Austria Protect An Assad Regime Torture Chief?Why Did Austria Protect An Assad Regime Torture Chief? Syrian human rights activists want states to hold Austria to account for violating the Torture Convention
Blog post 22 Dec 2020 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Crimean Tatar rights defender sentenced
Server Mustafayev, a Crimean Tatar human rights defender, was sentenced by a Russian military court on 16 September.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Dec 2020 -
UK should commit to global ban on torture equipment as part of BrexitAmnesty International is calling on the UK government to make a formal statement of support for a global ban on the trade in equipment used for capital punishment or torture as the UK leaves the current EU system which regulates the “torture trade”.
Press release 10 Dec 2020 -
Iran: six men face amputation punishments for 'robbery'The Iranian authorities must halt imminent plans to amputate the fingers of six men convicted of robbery following unfair trials and torture-tainted “confessions”.
Press release 03 Dec 2020 -
Egypt: 'horrifying execution spree', with at least 57 killed in past two monthsThe Egyptian authorities have executed at least 57 people in the past two months in a “horrifying execution spree”, nearly double the number recorded for the whole of 2019.
Press release 01 Dec 2020 -
Saudi Arabia: Loujain al-Hathloul trial resumes tomorrowResponse to reports that the prominent Saudi Arabian human rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul will appear in court tomorrow as part of a long-running trial over her human rights activism.
Press release 24 Nov 2020 -
5 things you need to know about the Overseas Operations BillTorture is never OK - but right now, the government is attempting to pass a Bill that would decriminalise torture and war crimes committed by UK soldiers more than five years ago. Read more.
Blog post 18 Nov 2020 -
Saudi Arabia/UK: letter to PM calls for action on jailed women activists ahead of G20Ahead of the G20 meeting being hosted by Saudi Arabia later this week (21-22 November), Amnesty International has written to Boris Johnson calling on him to use the “platform” of the international summit to call for the release of a group of jailed Saudi…
Press release 17 Nov 2020
