Dec 15 2022 1:34 pm
Northern Ireland: United Nations calls for Troubles bill to be scrapped

Amnesty International has today welcomed calls from the United Nations to the UK Government to withdraw its widely opposed Northern Ireland Troubles Bill which breaches the Good Friday Agreement and...

Dec 15 2022 11:16 am
Qatar: Nepali civil society groups denounce FIFA over migrant worker compensation - open letter

Billboards across Nepali capital Kathmandu show images of ‘Hardest Working Team In Qatar’ Around 400,000 Nepalis currently working in Qatar ‘There is a huge danger that when the final whistle is blown...

Dec 14 2022 11:29 am
UK: Government must stop 'spinning' tragic Channel deaths and set up safe asylum routes

In response to reports of at least three deaths after a small boat capsized in the English Channel in the early hours this morning, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant...

Dec 13 2022 2:24 pm
Global: Twitter's flippant decision to disband Safety Council will 'exacerbate abuse and harassment'

Responding to Twitter’s decision to abruptly dissolve its Trust and Safety Council, an advisory group that includes almost 100 civil, human rights organisations that addressed child exploitation...

Dec 13 2022 1:36 pm
UK: PM announcement to crackdown on asylum is 'littered with errors'

In response to the Prime Minister’s announcement today to tackle asylum, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “The Prime Minister’s statement on...

Dec 13 2022 11:53 am
Malaysia: Government must stop forcible return of people to Myanmar

Decision to overturn stay on deportation of 114 people to Myanmar risks their safety Return people to violent situations violates Malaysia’s human rights commitments ‘We strongly urge the Government...

Dec 13 2022 10:00 am
Morocco/Spain: Stalled investigations 'smacks of cover-up' six months after Melilla border carnage - new report

Mounting evidence of crimes under international law by both Governments at the Melilla border Shocking reports of migrants and refugees being pelted with stones and rubber bullets and beaten as they...

Dec 12 2022 9:03 pm
Amnesty Media Awards 2023: Judges announced

First wave of judges for prestigious awards announced Closing date for entries is Monday 23 January 2023 Enter the awards: https://amnesty-media-awards.org.uk/

Dec 12 2022 8:29 pm
Iran: Public execution of Majidreza Rahnavard exposes authorities' revenge killings

Responding to the Iranian authorities’ public execution today of Majidreza Rahnavard, a young man sentenced to death, after a sham unfair trial, in connection with ongoing nationwide protests, Diana...

Dec 12 2022 2:13 pm
Qatar: FIFA failing on migrant worker compensation fund

Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, FairSquare and Equidem condemn FIFA’s shifting position on effective compensation scheme FIFA set to make $7.5bn from World Cup which concludes this week ‘FIFA could make...