Press releases in 2016

Following yesterday's attempted coup by elements of the Turkish armed forces, Amnesty International's Director for Europe John Dalhuisen said:

The South Sudanese security forces are deliberately blocking people from leaving the country, Amnesty International said today.

Dealing with the past, EU migrant rights and border concerns should be priorities for new Secretary of State

‘Cases like Hillsborough have reminded us this year just how vital the Human Rights Act is when other avenues of justice fail’ - Rachel Logan

- Amnesty granted rare access including guided tour of a women’s prison

India’s state-owned mining operation Coal India Limited, the world’s largest coal producer, is riding roughshod over their rights and land of vulnerable indigenous communities in pursui

EU migrant rights, tackling rise in hate crime and safeguarding the Human Rights Act should be priorities

Hundreds disappeared and tortured in year-long wave of brutal repression

Up to eight people die each month in overcrowded prison Death sentences handed down in unfair military trials