Press Releases

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...

‘We must learn from past mistakes, or we will be doomed to repeat them’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland’s First Minister and deputy First Minister supporting...

Migrant workers who travelled to Saudi Arabia to work on the Riyadh Metro project were forced to pay exorbitant recruitment fees, worked in dangerous heat and earned pitiful wages during a decade of...

‘Once you strip rights from one group, you hand licence to whoever comes next to strip them from others’ - Steve Valdez-Symonds Amnesty International UK has condemned the Government’s announcements on...

Let love win this Christmas and choose gifts with purpose from the Amnesty Shop Samples and high-res images available  ‘Giving and receiving a gift from the Amnesty shop feels like a giant hug and a...

‘Malaysia must stay on an irrevocable path towards the total abolition of this cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment’ - Nicole Fong Following the Government’s announcement that a comprehensive study...

First-of-its-kind mapping with multi-country research reveals depth and scale of fossil fuel industry’s potential harm 520 million children globally live within 5km of fossil fuel infrastructure...

Commenting on Al-Haq losing its Court of Appeal bid to challenge the High Court’s dismissal of its case over the UK government’s export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty...

‘The Irish FA must now follow suit – they can’t sit this one out. Silence is not a neutral position’ – Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has called on the Irish Football Association (IFA) in...