Press releases in 2015

‘Keeping an innocent man in prison is an ultimate act of disrespect for fundamental human rights’ - Denis Krivosheev

The UK government is arguing the law should be ignored after having been caught out breaking it, Amnesty International UK said today, following the latest development in a historic court case that

Responding to a report from the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) today, which said that the legal framework surrounding surveillance in the UK is ‘unnecessarily complicated’ an

“Home Secretary risks looking like she is now playing her part in a decades-long cover-up” – Patrick Corrigan

‘In the worst-affected areas, like Aleppo, a staggering 97% of the lights have gone out’

‘To ignore serious allegations that torture was used to force confessions would make a complete mockery of Russia’s judicial system’ - John Dalhuisen

44 executed so far this year, four times higher than this time in 2014

‘Iran’s authorities are trampling all over the fundamental rights of women - even the marital bed is not out of bounds’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui