Press releases in 2016
Dec 13 2016 10:25 am
New collection of photographs by Reggie Yates throw spotlight on campaign for people with albinism in Malawi
“My message to Annie is that you’re incredibly inspirational.” – Reggie Yates www.amnesty.org.uk/malawi Broadcaster Reggie Yates has joined forces with Amnesty International and taken a unique collection of photographs…
Dec 12 2016 3:23 pm
Bahrain: opposition leader Sheikh Salman's new nine-year sentence is 'shocking'
‘Sheikh Ali Salman is a prisoner of conscience’ - Samah Hadad
Dec 12 2016 1:07 pm
Qatar: New law barely scratches the surface of labour exploitation
‘FIFA, its sponsors and foreign governments seeking business ties with Qatar cannot and must not use this reform to claim that the problem of migrant labour abuse has been solved&
Dec 09 2016 4:51 pm
Kenyan authorities must inform UK journalist of reason for his detention
The Times’ Jerome Starkey detained at Nairobi airport for over 18 hours
Dec 08 2016 5:42 pm
Azerbaijan: Student sentenced to ten years for political graffiti
“This outrageously long sentence following already prolonged, unnecessary and arbitrary detention is a blow to all peaceful activists in Azerbaijan” - Denis Krivosheev
Dec 08 2016 4:45 pm
Sudan: Arrest of leading human rights activist underscores crackdown on dissent
Dec 07 2016 4:45 pm
Egypt: women’s rights activist Azza Soliman’s arrest today is ‘chilling’ escalation of crackdown
‘We believe she has been arrested for her legitimate human rights work’ - Najia Bounaim
Dec 06 2016 2:08 pm
Saudi Arabia sentences 15 people to death for 'spying for Iran' - reaction
‘The entire legal proceedings in this case have made a mockery of justice’ - Samah Hadid
Dec 06 2016 11:56 am
Turkey: Curfews and crackdown force an estimated half a million Kurds from their home
Tens of thousands of residents of the UNESCO world heritage site of Sur are among an estimated half a million people forced out of their homes as a result of a brutal crackdown by Turkish authoriti
Dec 05 2016 4:26 pm
Theresa May should ‘speak out’ on human rights during Gulf trip
Prime minister’s trip to Bahrain comes soon after Prince Charles’ visit