Press Releases

In November and December, millions of messages sent will help people around the world facing human rights violations Cases include UK volunteers working to help people access safe abortion across...

New polling shows overwhelming support for human rights protections - and deep distrust of politicians with people’s rights ‘Human rights were not designed for fair weather. They were built for the...

‘It is time for Scotland’s political parties to prove they are serious about fulfilling basic everyday human rights’ - Sabrina Galella, Advocacy Manager, Amnesty International UK. Groups from across...

UK-approved arms sales to UAE raise questions of complicity in atrocities ‘All those responsible for the ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable’ - Tigere Chagutah In response to...

‘The UK kept approving arms sales to the UAE, even when the risks were staring it in the face. This raises serious questions about the UK’s potential complicity in mass atrocities’ - Oliver Feeley...

Responding to news that the UK Prime Minister is in Türkiye to finalise a deal to sell 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to the country, Polly Truscott, Amnesty International UK’s Foreign Affairs Director...

ASEAN member states must take a clearer stand against abuses in Myanmar The bloc must take action against scamming centres which are enslaving thousands of people Excessive use of force and arbitrary...

Trial of Hong Kong Alliance leaders was due to be held next month Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan have been held in pre-trial detention for over 1,500 days without being convicted ‘The authorities’...

TransActual UK, Amnesty International UK and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance have reported the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions...

In response to Russia’s latest attacks on Chernihiv’s energy infrastructure, which have left the entire city and parts of the region without electricity, Veronika Velch, Amnesty International Ukraine...