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Press releases in 2016

Northern Ireland second abortion pills case: 'Grotesque spectacle' of women before courts must end

Responding to another ‘abortion pills’ case which came before the courts in Belfast this morning - of a woman accused of supplying pills for her daughter to have a miscarriage - Amnesty

More executions last year than for 25 years - new global death penalty report

Iran executed nearly 1,000 last year, while executions in Pakistan highest ever recorded

Kenya: Ruto and Sang decision 'not end of the road' for 2007- 2008 post-election violence victims

Today’s decision to drop charges against Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto and radio presenter Joshua Arap Sang must not derail efforts to ensure justice for victims of the 2007/8 p

Northern Ireland: ‘Never in public interest to turn women in need of healthcare into convicted criminals’ – Amnesty

‘In Northern Ireland, it seems a woman can now be found criminally liable for being poor’ – Patrick Corrigan

Northern Ireland: A woman seeking an abortion is not a criminal warns Amnesty
EU-Turkey deal: start of returns mark 'Europe's potentially disastrous undoing of commitment to protect refugees'

Amnesty International has a team in Lesvos and Chios in Greece to monitor the situation as deportations begin today (Monday) under the EU-Turkey deal.

EU-Turkey refugee deal: Amnesty team to visit Greek islands as returns begin

Returns deal is ‘historic blow to human rights’

Bahrain: call for release of POCs as country hosts Grand Prix this weekend

‘Behind the fast cars and the victory laps lies a government that is tightening its chokehold on any remnant of dissent’ - James Lynch