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Amnesty Media Awards 2019 winners announced

Photographs of the winners can be downloaded here . Credit: Emily Mudie/Amnesty International. The winners of Amnesty International UK’s prestigious Media Awards 2019 have been announced at a ceremony...

Brunei: Shariah penal code introducing 'unspeakably cruel' punishments must be repealed

Responding to news that Brunei has today finalised the implementation of a new Shariah Penal Code that introduces cruel punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual acts and amputation for...

Arrest of Northern Ireland reporters 'sends chilling message to investigative journalists'

Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey will give a speech at Amnesty’s Media Awards ceremony in London this evening “This was a deliberate decision designed to protect state secrets and send a chilling...

Saudi Arabia: Khashoggi execution 'being swept under the carpet' in pursuit of trade

6 months on from execution no real signs of justice Trial of 11 suspects denounced as lacking credibility ‘Some governments whose diplomats have attended the trial of the alleged suspects have...

NIGERIA: Amnesty calls for immediate investigation of football fan killed by police

The Nigerian authorities must investigate the killing of a man shot dead by the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit while he was watching a televised football match in Lagos...