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USA: Trump’s sanctions on ICC are ‘vindictive and aggressive’

President Trump’s move suggests endorsement of Israel’s crimes Sanctions will harm accountability and embolden perpetrators ‘The sanctions constitute another betrayal of our common humanity’ - Agnès...

DR Congo: Summit must stop atrocities of war and hold criminals to account

‘Failure to seize this moment will only embolden the perpetrators and increase the likelihood of further atrocities’ - Agnès Callamard A joint summit on 7 and 8 February will be held for the heads of...

Iran: Kurdish humanitarian worker at risk of execution 'at any moment' - urgent action

Urgent global action needed to halt imminent execution of Pakhshan Azizi Take action here: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/…

Israel/OPT: Trump's claim that US will take over Gaza and forcibly deport Palestinians 'outrageous and shameful'

In response to President Trump’s comments that the USA will “take over the Gaza Strip”, advocating again for the forcible transfer of around two million Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring...

Myanmar: Four years after coup world must demand accountability for atrocity crimes

The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organisations said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military...

UK: Government’s failure to protect victims of slavery in new Immigration Bill is ‘rank hypocrisy’

In response to the Government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill introduced today, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “For the...

Georgia: Protester's detention extended in unprecedented closed hearing

300 protestors detained since November have alleged beatings and torture ‘We believe that Saba Skhvitaridze’s prosecution is politically motivated. He should be released, and his torture allegations...

Poland: Unjust conviction of activist accused of aiding an abortion must be overturned

‘Justyna Wydrzyńska is thought to be the first human rights activist in Europe to be prosecuted for providing abortion pills. She must be the last’ - Monica Costa Riba Ahead of tomorrow’s appeal...

UK: JSO mass-hearing a 'critical opportunity to rethink the crackdown on peaceful protest'

Two-day hearing will see 16 Just Stop Oil activists seek to challenge historically draconian sentences for peaceful protest Activists were sentenced for up to five years imprisonment , for a range of...

Ethiopia: Thousands remain locked up in 'travesty of justice' in Amhara region

‘The international silence over the mass and arbitrary detention of thousands of people in Amhara region is beyond shameful’ - Tigere Chagutah Today marks four months since the launch of a state-led...