Press releases in 2014

“ There are countless human rights abuses caused by irresponsible, unscrutinised business practices, including modern day slavery, forced labour, human trafficking, an

‘Equestrian fun and frolics should not distract the world from the reality of the human rights situation in Bahrain’ - Allan Hogart h

Responding to the announcement today from the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) that former members of a British Army undercover unit who admitted to having shot unarmed civilians in Northern

Torture or other ill-treatment reported in 141 countries in past five years, and in at least 79 already in 2014, with 27 different types of torture during 2013-14

One month ahead of the start of the World Cup, Amnesty International has warned of a crackdown on freedom of expression as Brazil moves to pass a ‘terrorism’ law that could criminalise

Responding to photographs which have emerged which appear to show a UK serviceman posing with a dead Taliban fighter, Joanne Mariner, Director of Law and Policy at Amnesty International, said:

Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that the Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram’s armed raid on the state-run boarding school

Responding to a London High Court ruling that women from Northern Ireland are not entitled to free abortions on NHS in England, Amnesty International Northern Ireland Campaigner, Grainne Teggart sa

The Chinese authorities are using trumped-up charges to target a prominent journalist who has been detained for disclosing state secrets, Amnesty International said today.

A new investigation into the conflict in South Sudan has revealed horrific atrocities committed by both sides, with targeted attacks on civilians due to their ethnicity and perceived political affi