Press releases in 2015

Northern Ireland is being left behind on equal rights for gay people, Amnesty International said today, as the Irish Parliament, the Oireachtas, approved a Marriage Bill which will allow for same-s

Conviction against Zainab Al-Khawaja denounced as ‘vindictive assault on freedom of expressio n’

100 new testimonies show how persecuted Rohingya refugees from Burma suffered horrific abuses on board boats where beatings were systematic

Activist and musician Luaty Beirão admitted to hospital on 15 October

“These cruel and dangerous abortion laws have no place in a modern country.” – Graham Linehan

Abdulkareem al-Khoder’s list of offences included ‘disobeying the ruler’

Ali al-Nimr, Dawood Hussein al-Marhoon and Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher have been moved to solitary confinement

On Tuesday 20 October, the first day of a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, (20-23 October) Amnesty International and various groups concerned with human rights issues in China, will pro

The US Congress must launch an immediate independent inquiry into the Obama administration’s drone strikes overseas, Amnesty International said following today’s publication of a series