Press releases in 2015

Refugees and migrants will continue to die in the Mediterranean in their thousands unless EU countries provide more resources for extensive search-and-rescue operations, Amnesty International said

Hundreds of victims of police abuses during the EuroMaydan protests in Ukraine last year are still being denied justice, Amnesty International said in a new report published today (18 February) on

“This is the second time in as many weeks that government spies have been rumbled breaking the law.”

Amnesty International has welcomed a decision in Belfast's High Court today to allow a victim of child abuse at Kincora Boys' Home to judicially review the UK Government’s decision to

‘The safety of all those who dare to speak out against the Huthi rule is on the line - Donatella Rovera

Amnesty International has called for the investigation into child abuse at Kincora Boys' Home in east Belfast to be included in the wider Westminster child abuse inquiry.

‘We were 107 [on board] … the waves were taking the boat up and down ... I can’t count how many died’ - Lamin, from Mali

Letter from Saman Naseem details how as 17-year-old he was tortured for 97 days into making a false confession

‘The government has apparently gone against its own stated policy of only executing those convicted on terrorism charges’ - David Griffiths

Amnesty International has welcomed the recommendation by the House of Commons Home Affa