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USA: New findings reveal human rights violations at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and Krome detention centresFlorida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ found to operate in inhuman, unsanitary, and unregulated conditions
04 Dec 2025 Press release -
Sudan: RSF’s ruthless attack on Zamzam camp should be investigated for war crimes03 Dec 2025 Press release -
Human rights groups urge FIFA to act as World Cup 2026 faces escalating rights risksAs FIFA awards “Peace Prize,” coalition calls for concrete protections for workers, athletes, fans, journalists, and children
03 Dec 2025 Press release -
Palestine Action Judicial Review: 'Letting the proscription stand opens up a bleak future for protest rights in the UK'Thousands have been arrested for peacefully protesting since the ban came into effect
02 Dec 2025 Press release -
Azerbaijan: Arrest of opposition leader is latest outrage in campaign to crush dissentAli Karimli’s detention is the latest outrage in the ongoing consolidation of authoritarian practices in Azerbaijan
01 Dec 2025 Press release -
Hong Kong: Fire petition organiser must not be silenced for exercising rightsWe extend our deepest condolences to the families of residents, workers, and firefighters who tragically lost their lives in the fire, and we wish a swift recovery for all those injured.
01 Dec 2025 Press release -
Japan: Last High Court ruling a damaging 'step backwards' on same-sex marriageThe court’s decision today marks a significant step backwards for marriage equality in Japan.
28 Nov 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Racist crimes at record levels in 2025, ‘a shameful year’New PSNI report shows 2,048 racist incidents and 1,280 race hate crimes - among the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004
27 Nov 2025 Press release -
Israel’s genocide against Palestinians 'not over' despite ceasefire - new Amnesty briefingConditions for Palestinians in Gaza show no significant change, with no clear evidence to indicate that Israel’s intent has changed
27 Nov 2025 Press release -
UK: Palestine Action judicial review a chance for 'disproportionate' proscription to be reversedThe UK government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action was a disproportionate misuse of the UK’s terrorism powers and should be overturned.
25 Nov 2025 Press release -
Ukraine: Amnesty warns peace deal must not compromise on justice or accountabilityAmnesty International urges negotiators to ensure that human rights and victims-focused justice are at the heart of any agreement.
25 Nov 2025 Press release -
Sudan: El Fasher survivors tell of deliberate RSF killings and sexual violence – new testimony28 survivors tell of killings, beatings, rape and sexual assault
25 Nov 2025 Press release -
UK: Two-thirds of Britons fear struggling to afford essentials this winter – new research75% believe poverty is worsening and 69% believe that the Government isn’t doing enough to tackle the problem
24 Nov 2025 Press release -
UK: BBC's Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama underscores Government's 'clear betrayal' of British nationalsThe programme underscores how the UK government did - and continues to do - nowhere near enough to help secure the release of Britons arbitrarily detained abroad.
24 Nov 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls for public inquiry into clerical child abuseAmnesty International has written to Northern Ireland’s First Minister and deputy First Minister supporting victims and survivors’ calls for a public inquiry into clerical child abuse, and for new safeguarding measures recommended in a report…
20 Nov 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Migrant workers subjected to ten years of abuse on Riyadh Metro project – new reportMigrant workers who travelled to Saudi Arabia to work on the Riyadh Metro project were forced to pay exorbitant recruitment fees, worked in dangerous heat and earned pitiful wages during a decade of serious abuse
18 Nov 2025 Press release -
UK: Asylum proposals ‘cross a dangerous line’ by weakening protections for refugees and everyone‘Once you strip rights from one group, you hand licence to whoever comes next to strip them from others’ - Steve Valdez-Symonds
17 Nov 2025 Press release -
Scotland: Amnesty International responds to the latest Scottish abortion law reviewWe welcome the findings of Scotland's latest independent report on abortion laws and urge Scottish politicians to back recommendations to fully decriminalise abortion in the upcoming election
17 Nov 2025 Press release -
Christmas 2025: Amnesty's festive catalogue launches to help you choose gifts with heart14 Nov 2025 Press release
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Malaysia: Death penalty review must be first step towards abolition once and for all‘Malaysia must stay on an irrevocable path towards the total abolition of this cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment’ - Nicole Fong
13 Nov 2025 Press release
