Press releases in 2018

Responding to the news that Mohammed Jabateh, a former Liberian war lord known as ‘Jungle Jabbah’ now living in the US, has been sentenced to 30 years for immigration fraud and perjury due to failure...

US quarterback Kaepernick renowned for anthem kneeling protest “This is an award that I share with all of the countless people throughout the world combating the human rights violations of police...

Responding to the news that several people were caned – including unmarried couples, punished for showing affection in public, and two women sex workers – in Aceh today, Usman Hamid, executive...

More than half of Premier League football clubs - including Arsenal, Everton, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and Leicester City - taking part in Amnesty’s Football Welcomes...

Four RAF bases in Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire heavily implicated in deadly US drone attacks Highly secretive drones programme has already killed hundreds of civilians...

‘The authorities must now allow all newly arriving asylum-seekers into mainland Greece’ - Irem Arf Responding to a Greek court ruling that annuls a government decision to force asylum-seekers arriving...

The UK Government’s response to the ongoing Windrush generation debate has been “woefully inadequate” Amnesty International UK said today. Steve Valdez-Symonds, Programme Director for Refugee and...

Iraqi women and children with perceived ties to the Islamic State armed group are being denied humanitarian aid and prevented from returning to their homes, with an alarming number of women subjected...

Helen Pankhurst, Caroline Lucas MP, Laura Bates and Lauren Mayberry are four of the more than 20 high-profile women calling on Twitter to tackle online abuse “Twitter is failing us” – Letter to...

‘The last thing President Trump needs is a renewed open-ended authorisation that gives him a blank cheque to perpetuate endless war’ - Daphne Eviatar In response to moves to introduce legislation that...