Press releases in 2017

Research reveals tiny UK-registered company was ‘supplier’ in massive arms deal “Despite clear and repeated warnings about the role of these companies in arms trafficking, there are still less checks...

Following a revision of President Trump’s travel ban to now include restrictions on travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, Naureen Shah, senior campaigns...

Villages seen burning as recently as this afternoon Evidence ‘flies in the face of Aung San Suu Kyi’s assertions to the world that what she called military “clearance operations” in Rakhine State...

Two Syrian refugees are at risk of being forcibly returned to Turkey after Greece’s highest administrative court today rejected their final appeals against earlier rulings declaring their asylum...

The UK government must reverse its decision to leave Turkey off its watchlist of countries of human rights concern, Amnesty International said today, after the Foreign and Commonwealth Office set out...

The UK had championed the resolution which ignores possible war crimes committed by Iraqi and coalition forces ‘This flawed resolution sends a dangerous message’ - Sherine Tadros The United Nations...

Saudi-led coalition admitted carrying out attack, but blamed civilian casualties on ‘technical error’ Photograph of five-year-old girl Buthaina highlighted horror of the attack - new video available...

Thousands of people around the world - from Iceland to Brazil - have joined a call for peace and solidarity to celebrate John Lennon’s iconic Imagine lyrics, which have been published for the first...

Amnesty International today called on the Cameroon authorities to immediately release three students each sentenced to 10 years in prison for sharing a joke via text about Boko Haram. The appeal...

After months of anticipation, Give a Home for Human Rights takes place today. The global refugee concert series created by Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds will see 1000 artists perform 300...