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Press releases in 2017

Brendan Cox calls for Britain's communities to fight alarming rise in populism

Brendan Cox, husband of murdered MP Jo Cox, today warned against normalising ‘populism’ as an accepted movement in modern politics. The widower said the dangerous rise of the far right can be stopped...

US airstrikes in Syria: US forces must avoid repeat of civilian casualties

President Trump’s concern for Syrians killed in chemical weapons attack contrasts with attempts to impose refugee ban In response to United States airstrikes on a Syrian army airbase in Homs, three...

Plan to brand NGOs has sombre echoes of Russia’s ‘foreign agents law’

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Hungary that receive foreign funding – even direct European Union support – risk being discredited and undermined by a draft law leaked to the media, said...

UN's 'Universal Declaration' most important contribution to UK human rights in last 80 years - new survey

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has contributed most to the progression of human rights in the UK in the last 80 years, a poll by Amnesty International UK and YouGov has found. The milestone...

Amnesty to install Mark Wallinger's 'Ecce Homo' sculpture at St Paul's Cathedral

Amnesty International will install Mark Wallinger’s ‘Ecce Homo’ sculpture at St Paul’s Cathedral in central London on the morning of Tuesday 11 April. The life-size sculpture shows the figure of Jesus...

Russia bans Putin 'gay clown' image while propagating homophobia

‘Rather than clamping down on political satire, the state should be using the machinery of justice to investigate the recent horrific reports of mass abduction, torture and killings of gay men in...

Ethiopia: New trial for bloggers accused of encrypting messages flies in the face of justice

The Ethiopian Supreme Court’s ruling today that two bloggers who were facing terrorism charges under the draconian Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (ATP) should face a new trial for offences against the...

Idlib attack: medical staff describe appalling scenes as expert evidence points to Sarin gas use

Eyewitnesses tell Amnesty of victims vomiting from the nose and mouth before suffering paralysis ‘Children are the first ones to die, they cannot fight … back’ - Syrian doctor describing the aftermath...

Liam Fox's talk of shared values with brutal Philippines President Duterte 'beggars belief'

Responding to UK trade secretary Liam Fox’s meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Allan Hogarth, head of policy and government affairs for Amnesty International UK, said: “President...

Sudan: Torture of British journalist highlights need to investigate Darfur chemical attacks

The torture of a British journalist and his Darfuri producer abducted en route to Jebel Marra, in Sudan’s Darfur region, is not only a grave affront to press freedom, but also proof the Sudanese...