Press releases in 2014

Amnesty International was joined today by ten of the surviving ‘hooded men’ in demanding an investigation by UK authorities into the circumstances of their torture in internment in the

European Union member states must urgently step up efforts to protect refugees and migrants trying to reach their countries by sea, said Amnesty International today after 16 bodies were found on bo

World leaders are failing to offer protection to Syria’s most vulnerable refugees with catastrophic consequences, Amnesty International has warned in a new briefing ahead of a UN pledging con

“We will now appeal to Strasbourg, who might not be as inclined to put their trust in the UK government given what we know so far.”- Rachel Logan

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s announcement of new standards around Olympics events must set a high benchmark for the world of sport to clean up its act on human and labour right

Responding to the Chief Constable's announcement today of a new Legacy Investigations Branch (LIB) within the PSNI to replace the Historical Enquiries Team (HET), Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ire

Zainab al-Khawaja already faces jail for other bogus offences

‘We’re worried that West Midlands Police are becoming increasingly trigger-happy with Tasers’ - Oliver Sprague

Execution called off just hours before prisoner was due to die in the lethal injection chamber

‘Roulette wheel’ case just one of hundreds where no-one has been brought to justice