Press releases in 2016

UN peacekeepers must address serious failings and improve the protection of civilians in South Sudan from killing and rape by armed forces and other groups, said Amnesty International, following th

Men and boys in villages south-east of Mosul beaten, subjected to electric shocks and publicly humiliated

Notice said building said building was ‘property of a city of the Russian Federation’

Ahead of Theresa May’s meeting with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos today, Amnesty International UK’s Head of Advocacy Allan Hogarth said:

“They lied to us”: testimony shows refugees were told they were going to Athens Asylum claims and procedural guarantees ignored

The use of white phosphorus around the city of Mosul could pose a deadly risk to civilians fleeing the fighting in the coming days and weeks, Amnesty International said today.

‘ A woman who needs an abortion is not a criminal. The law should not treat her as such. ’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has called for a change to Northern Ireland’s abortion law, as it was revealed…

Civilians kept in schools, homes and other locations near ISIS fighters

‘Angola 3’ pair Albert Woodfox and Robert King launch Amnesty's Write for Rights campaign