Press Releases
Amnesty International UK today announces that Chief Executive Sacha Deshmukh will step down from his role at the end of 2025, after five years at the helm of the UK section of the global human rights...
Amnesty’s briefing urges action to pressure Israel to end its ongoing genocide in Gaza, lift the humanitarian blockade, and dismantle its unlawful occupation and apartheid system over Palestinians...
Unlawful ballistic missile strikes utilising cluster munitions landed in residential areas in Israel ‘Cluster munitions are inherently indiscriminate weapons that must never be used’ - Erika Guevara...
FOI reveals £500,000 grant to weapons supplier Weapons components supplied for F-35s and Apache gunships ‘Public money must never help fuel war crimes’ – Glenn Page Amnesty International has condemned...
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted...
Amnesty says meeting with President Trump is a ‘major test’ of the Scottish Government’s commitment to global justice and equality Call to protect protest rights amid concerns over heavy-handed...
Video footage, satellite imagery, and eyewitness accounts reveal extensive civilian casualties and destruction According to Iranian authorities, at least 80 civilians - 79 men and women and a five...
In response to David Lammy and other Foreign Ministers’ statement on the genocide in Gaza, Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty International UK’s Crisis Response Manager, said: “These are empty words from the...
Amendment allows Government to impose punitive conditions on people who have not been convicted of any crime ‘The overly broad definition of national security …. is now being weaponised to further...
EU foreign ministers reject opportunity to introduce arms embargoes or sanctions against Israeli ministers ‘This will be remembered as one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU’s history’ Agnès...