Press Releases
In response to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuting the death sentence of Rocky Myers, TJ Riggs, Alabama State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for Amnesty International USA said the following: “We...
Keir Starmer raised case of Alaa Abdel Fattah during a call with Egyptian President today The timing is urgent – Alaa’s mother, Laila Soueif, is critically ill in hospital having spent more than 150...
Negotiations over the second phase of the ceasefire set to begin Release of civilian hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians must be immediate and not hinge on ceasefire negotiations ‘The...
Serious human rights violations in context of state of emergency, with over 84,000 detentions and hundreds of reports of torture Reports that more than 1,000 children and adolescents have been...
Thousands of people including Afghans, Iranians and Eritreans refused protection Responding to new Government statistics released today (27 February) showing a significant number of people refused...
New PSNI report shows 1,777 racist incidents and 1,150 racist crimes in the year to end of December 2024 Level of race hate incidents hit new high during the summer period of June, July and August...
The men deported today are among 300 Uyghurs who were apprehended by the Thai authorities in 2014 ‘The Thai government should have protected these men, but instead it has wilfully exposed them to...
2024 was the worst year for settler violence across the occupied West Bank Violent settler attacks rose from an average of two a day in 2022 to four a day in 2024 Spike in state-backed settler...
Amnesty International have today welcomed the Scottish Government’s agreement to review the human rights checks conducted by Scottish Enterprise, following a Scottish Parliament debate brought by the...
Grants to arms companies seemingly waived through on a regular basis FOI requests reveal that over £3.5 million in grants have been awarded to major arms companies since January 2023 ‘When Scottish...