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USA: Trump's first 100 days have 'led with cruelty and chaos, creating a human rights emergency'As President Donald Trump marks his first 100 days in office, Amnesty International highlights the human rights crisis fuelled by President Trump’s administration’s authoritarian practices, discriminatory and racist policies, and dangerous rhetoric.
30 Apr 2025 Press release -
Myanmar: Military must urgently allow full access to humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in all areasEarthquake epicentre in area already ravaged by military air strikes and years of fighting
28 Mar 2025 Press release -
Russia: Anti-war activist Maria Ponomarenko's prison sentence extended 'under spurious charges'An additional one year and 10 months has been added to Maria’s prison sentence
27 Mar 2025 Press release -
Türkiye: Attacks on protesters is a 'blatant assault' on freedom of expressionTurkish authorities must end the use of unnecessary and indiscriminate force against peaceful protesters
24 Mar 2025 Press release -
UK: Campaigners call on Prime Minister to protect activists in UK from long arm of Hong Kong lawFirst anniversary of Hong Kong passing repressive Article 23 law
19 Mar 2025 Press release -
USA: Arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil is chilling attack on human rightsThe arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and lawful permanent resident, is the latest attack on human rights by the Trump administration
12 Mar 2025 Press release -
37,686 of you called on the Home Secretary to scrap anti-protest lawsMany thanks to the tens of thousands of you who took action calling on the Home Secretary to scrap anti-protest laws in the UK. Together with Liberty and Greenpeace UK we handed a 200,000 signature-strong petition into the Home Office.
10 Dec 2024 Campaign update -
Georgia: protesters face abuse and denial of fair trial rights in ongoing crackdown02 Dec 2024 Press release
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Russia: new sentence for jailed anti-war activist Aleksei Gorinov is 'outrageous'29 Nov 2024 Press release
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Pakistan: ‘brutal and lethal’ crackdown on Imran Khan supporters condemned27 Nov 2024 Press release
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Book Week Scotland 2024: Our favourite cosy human rights reads this winterWe share our picks for readers young and old with human rights and social justice at their heart - because a better society starts with you
18 Nov 2024 Blog post -
COP 29: Huge increase in climate finance needed to achieve urgent changeAmnesty delegates are available for interview at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan from Saturday 9 - Sunday 24 November
07 Nov 2024 Press release -
Russia: co-chair of embattled election watchdog recognised as prisoner of conscience05 Nov 2024 Press release
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Indonesia: New Government must protect human rights and end impunity
Human rights violations include repression of freedom of expression and marginalised Indigenous communities
18 Oct 2024 Press release -
UK: David Lammy must use China visit to challenge Beijing’s brutal suppression of human rights‘The Government should ensure that talks on trade and security relations with China aren’t pursued at the expense of human rights’- Sacha Deshmukh
17 Oct 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Journalists, lawyers and NGOs urged to make surveillance concerns known to KC-led investigationJournalists, lawyers and activists in Northern Ireland who suspect they have been spied on by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) should make a complaint to the McCullough Review before the October 18 deadline, Amnesty International said today.
11 Oct 2024 Press release -
Myanmar: Torture fears for prominent activists following arrests in new raidsArrests take place as regional leaders meet in Laos to discuss the Myanmar crisis
10 Oct 2024 Press release -
UK: Covert surveillance of Belfast journalists case concludes in London
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has concluded its hearing investigating a complaint by two Belfast journalists, Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who asked it to find out whether police used intrusive surveillance powers against them.
04 Oct 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Police ‘have serious questions to answer’ in press freedom caseLondon court hearing looking into claims the two Belfast journalists were secretly monitored by UK authorities
30 Sep 2024 Press release
