Press releases in 2018

“If the Court rules that Northern Ireland’s abortion ban breaches women’s rights, there will be no excuses left for Theresa May” – Grainne Teggart The UK’s Supreme Court has today (31 May) announced...

Ahmed Mansoor had been held in solitary confinement at a secret location for more than a year ahead of his sentencing this week ‘His persecution is another nail in the coffin for human rights activism...

Following today’s vote by Denmark’s parliament to ban the wearing of full-face coverings in public, Gauri van Gulik, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, said: “All women should be free to dress...

The Bangkok South Criminal Court has overturned its conviction of Andy Hall, a British human rights defender found guilty of criminal defamation in September 2016 for his work into the abuse of...

Chinese mining company Haiyu put an entire village at risk of being washed into the Indian Ocean Responding to the Mozambican Government’s recent decision to suspend the operations of Chinese mining...

Reacting to Theresa May’s comments that the UK Government will not intervene to change Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, despite mounting pressure for the UK to do so, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty...

New report details government ‘cover up’ of the state’s heavy-handed and highly-coordinated response to protests “The Nicaraguan authorities have turned on their own people in a vicious, sustained and...

Responding to news that the Labour party is calling on the Government to legislate for abortion reform with Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, calling the current legal position an...

‘T he p e ople of Ireland have given hope to women around the world’ Northern Ireland still subject to extremely restrictive abortion laws ‘We cannot be left behind in a corner of the UK and on the...

Charges against university graduate Merzoug Touati included ‘incitement to gatherings and sit-ins in public spaces’ ‘As a citizen-journalist, Merzoug Touati has every right to document the world...