Press releases in 2016

Groups unite behind Amnesty International, Liberty, BIHR to fight government plans announced in today’s Queen’s Speech

Detainees include a 21-one-year-old student beaten in front of his family who were visiting him

Yesterday’s brutal crackdown by Kenyan police against protesters must be urgently and impartially investigated, said Amnesty International.

‘ Out of sight, out of mind’ is not a viable health policy in 2016 – Patrick Corrigan

A redress scheme for victims of historical child abuse must be part of the new Northern Ireland Programme for Government, abuse survivors told politicians today at Stormont.

Accountability for human rights violations and abuses should be an indispensable part of the regional response to Boko Haram, Amnesty International said today.

Report findings shared with Nigerian authorities in advance Amnesty International never granted access to barracks

Alireza Tajiki was only 15 at time of alleged crime making execution illegal under international law.

The Aleppo Conquest armed groups may have used chemical weapons, as well as ‘hell cannon’ gas canister munitions