Press Releases
Responding to today’s decision by an Azerbaijani court to remand in custody prominent opposition leader Ali Karimli, following a raid on his home and his arrest by the State Security Service, Denis...
Responding to the arrest of a Hong Kong student who launched a petition demanding government accountability following a deadly fire in the city’s Tai Po district, Luk Chi-man, the Executive Director...
In response to today’s Tokyo High Court decision that endorsed the Japanese government ban on same-sex marriage, Boram Jang, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher, said: “The court’s decision...
New PSNI report shows 2,048 racist incidents and 1,280 race hate crimes - among the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004 Four of the five highest monthly levels of race hate incidents...
Conditions for Palestinians in Gaza show no significant change, with no clear evidence to indicate that Israel’s intent has changed ‘The ceasefire must not become a smokescreen for Israel’s ongoing...
Reacting to reports that a draft US-backed peace plan to end Russia’s ongoing war of aggression in Ukraine is under intense discussion , Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General...
A three-day judicial review of the Government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action begins today Amnesty International UK and Liberty are intervening in the case ‘The proscription of Palestine...
28 survivors tell of killings, beatings, rape and sexual assault ‘The RSF were killing people as if they were flies. It was a massacre. None of the people killed that I have seen were armed soldiers’...
75% believe poverty is worsening and 69% believe that the Government isn’t doing enough to tackle the problem Christmas in crisis as nearly two-thirds of Britons fear financial struggles will cast a...
Responding to the airing of last night’s drama ‘Prisoner 951’ on BBC One, Felix Jakens, Amnesty International UK’s Head of Campaigns, said: “The BBC’s ‘Prisoner 951’ is a captivating drama about the...