Press releases in 2019

The Pakistani government should immediately order an independent and effective investigation into the reported killing of at least three activists on Sunday (26 May), Amnesty International said today...

Dr Shao Jiang, Wu'er Kaixi and Zhou Fengsuo available for interview Survivors in London ahead of 30th anniversary of massacre Three survivors of Tiananmen Square are available for interview ahead of...

Responding to reports that several men sent to Manus Island (Papua New Guinea) by Australia have attempted suicide or self-harm in the past week, Kate Schuetze, Amnesty International’s Refugee...

Amnesty International teams with renowned artist Maser to shine iconic image across London, Belfast, Dublin and Glasgow This weekend marks one-year since Ireland voted to repeal its near-total...

Danish national Dennis Christensen is a prisoner of conscience jailed simply for his faith Sweeping crackdown against Russia’s Jehovah’s Witnesses is underway ‘Today’s decision sends a bleak message...

All-English final as Arsenal take on Chelsea in Baku Human rights defenders at risk for sharing critical opinions “We must ensure that Azerbaijan isn’t allowed to ‘sportswash’ its appalling human...

In response to a decision by Turkey’s Constitutional Court to reject an application by civil society leader Osman Kavala to end his continued pre-trial detention on the grounds that it is in violation...

Responding to the report into extreme poverty and human rights in the UK released today by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Allan Hogarth...

Dr Scott Warren to go on trial next week for ‘harbouring’ migrants in Arizona ‘Providing humanitarian aid is never a crime’ - Erika Guevara-Rosas Amnesty International has sent an open letter to the...

Malawi’s elections will take place in the context of longstanding criminal justice failures and widespread impunity for the killing of people with albinism, Amnesty International said today. Tomorrow...