Press releases in 2015

Amnesty International has said the government is wrong yet again after comments made by Chancellor George Osborne at Prime Minister’s Questions today about granting asylum to refugees in Euro

The Latvian government should break its silence and give a firm commitment to do everything in its power to ensure the safety and protection of those participating in this year’s EuroPride in

‘This is nothing more than a vengeful march to the gallows’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

Responding to the UK government’s failure to commit to extending its participation in search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean reported today, Amnesty International UK’s refuge

Amnesty International has called for the Northern Ireland Executive to set up clerical child sex abuse inquiry in response to an announcement by the Vatican that it will establish a tribunal to inv

‘He should have been arrested and handed over to the ICC to face trial’ - Netsanet Belay

3,500 people drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2014 - 1,865 so far in 2015​

‘Whether through the Courts or the Assembly we are determined to bring Northern Ireland’s abortion laws into the 21 st Century’ – Grainne Teggart