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North Korea: International isolation is putting lives at risk as Covid-19 hitsResponding to North Korean state media declaring a “maximum national emergency” after the country’s first officially reported Covid-19 outbreak, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “There is no evidence to show that North Korea…
12 May 2022 Press release -
Israel/OPT: Surge in unlawful killings highlights urgent need to end Israel's apartheid against PalestiniansDeath of Palestinian journalist Shirin Abu Akleh and surge in unlawful killings highlights urgent need to end Israel's apartheid
11 May 2022 Press release -
UK: Government plotted propaganda campaign against Amnesty International over torture findings, Declassified files revealFiles from 1970s show that the Foreign Office plotted a secret propaganda campaign to discredit Amnesty report’s author Thomas Hammerberg
11 May 2022 Press release -
Queen's Speech: 'Systematic gutting' of key legal protections condemnedDuring the Queen’s Speech (10 May 2022), the UK Government announced it's Public Order Bill. This is a renewed attempt to push through highly authoritarian anti-protest measures.
10 May 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: further evidence of Russian war crimes in Bucha and other towns - new reportRussian forces must face justice for a series of war crimes committed northwest of Kyiv.
06 May 2022 Press release -
Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2022 - Winners AnnouncedAmnesty International UK Media Awards 2022 - Winners Announced
04 May 2022 Press release -
USA: Supreme Court abortion ruling would be 'massive blow' to gender rightsResponse to a leaked draft ruling showing that the US Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights.
03 May 2022 Press release -
Greece: Acquittal of police officers in LGBTI activist killing 'beggars belief'Zak Kostopoulos, queer activist and drag artist, was brutally beaten by two men after entering a jewellery shop in central Athens
03 May 2022 Press release -
UK: New policing and asylum laws mark 'deeply sad day' for human rightsHighly controversial new laws given royal assent today
28 Apr 2022 Press release -
UK: Priti Patel's racist Nationality and Borders Bill 'drags the UK's reputation through the mud'The Bill will create significant obstacles, penalties and harms to people seeking asylum in the UK
27 Apr 2022 Press release -
UK: Dark day for civil liberties as 'deeply-authoritarian' Policing Bill passed by Lords27 Apr 2022 Press release -
Singapore: Execution of man with learning disability is a 'disgraceful act' by the governmentNagaenthran’s hanging highlights the deep flaws of the death penalty in Singapore and the horror of its continued use
27 Apr 2022 Press release -
UK: David Cameron's defence of the Prevent programme is 'shockingly misplaced'
Controversial counter-terrorism programme overwhelmingly directed at children and young people
26 Apr 2022 Press release -
Tech: Twitter 'must not willfully turn a blind eye to violent and abusive speech'Twitter 'must not turn a blind eye to violent and abusive speech'
26 Apr 2022 Press release -
El Salvador: State of emergency has created a 'perfect storm' of human rights violationsState of emergency imposed last month has been extended
25 Apr 2022 Press release -
Turkey: Aggravated life sentence for Osman Kavala a 'devastating blow' for human rightsTrumped up charges against Osman related to Gezi Park protests and the 2016 coup attempt
25 Apr 2022 Press release -
UK/Yemen: 'Huge relief' as British man Luke Symons released from Yemen jail after five torturous yearsSymons was held by the Houthi authorities since his arrest in 2017
24 Apr 2022 Press release -
European Union: Digital Services Act agreement a 'watershed moment' for internet regulationNew rules that will require Big Tech platforms to manage risks posed by their platforms
23 Apr 2022 Press release -
Singapore: Authorities must stop double execution and abolish the death penalty22 Apr 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: Activists continue peaceful protests in face of the regime's brutality - new researchThousands have been killed and imprisoned since the military took power in Myanmar
22 Apr 2022 Press release
