Skip to main content
Amnesty International UK
Log in
Amnesty's open-source Raqqa investigation wins award

‘Digital Verification Corps’ given prestigious Times Higher Education award ‘This collaboration has pioneered some of the most cutting-edge human rights research in the world today’ - Sam Dubberley...

Sudan: repeal of public order laws a step forward for women's rights

“The transitional government must now ensure that the entire oppressive public order regime is abolished" - Seif Magango Reacting to the Sudanese government’s decision to repeal the country's public...

UK: call for NATO to 'get own house in order' over Syria attacks

Military alliance set to meet amid tight security near Watford next week Mounting evidence of possible Turkish and US-led Coalition war crimes in Syria ‘Does NATO care about the beleaguered civilians...

Lebanon: protesters tortured in military detention - new testimonies

Protesters describe being dragged from the street, set upon by stick-wielding military officials, and tortured in secret detention Two men say they were blindfolded and subjected to mock executions...

Governments failing to protect women activists from increasing attacks – new report

Women activists subjected to sexual violence, smear campaigns and threats ‘Governments must live up to their commitment to ensure these activists can operate freely and safely’ – Kumi Naidoo...

Iraq: 'street filled with blood', as security forces kill 25 at Nasiriyah protest

Eyewitnesses describe security forces shooting to kill in bridge protest attack ‘It is like an execution, direct shooting at the head’ - eyewitness to the violence ‘This bloodbath must stop now’ -...

Northern Ireland: Amnesty urges 1,200 schools to let pupils strike for climate

Letter to school principals comes ahead of latest global climate strike on Friday 29 November ‘The strike falls close to the general election and we need to allow students to show their passion on...

Egypt: state prosecution body is 'central tool of repression' under Sisi - new report

Supreme State Security Prosecution misuses powers to hold journalists and protesters in pre-trial detention, with detentions averaging 345 days Much-feared prosecution body systematically fails to...

Lebanon: pro-government attackers on motorbikes torch protest camps

Protesters’ tents set on fire and protesters chased down alleys by organised gangs armed with knives and steel batons Attacks across past two nights ‘could well signal a dangerous escalation’ - Lynn...

Turkey: Amnesty's ex-Director and honorary Chair must be acquitted in absurd 'terror' trial

Prosecution’s summing-up expected after more than two years More than two years after they were first detained, Amnesty Turkey’s Honorary Chair, Former Director and nine other human rights defenders...