Press releases in 2019

Numerous injured, including at least 31 journalists Amnesty International is calling for an immediate, thorough and independent investigation into the use of force by riot police in Georgia, after...

Mr Ratcliffe’s hunger strike in front of the embassy set to enter its eighth day Those showing solidarity with Richard and his wife will take part in a ‘stone-painting for Nazanin’ event (12-2pm)...

Hong Kong police must end the unlawful use of force against peaceful protesters, Amnesty International said today, as it published details of new video analysis showing numerous instances of excessive...

Volunteer Tom Ciotkowski was charged with contempt and assault after he recorded a French police officer reportedly pushing another volunteer ‘The hostile environment for migrants and those who...

Pressure grows on Government to make it easier for refugee families to reunite Government criticised for 'mean spirited approach' MPs from across the political spectrum have today urged the Government...

Ruling is first time UK court has acknowledged risks of continued arms sales to Saudi Arabia UK has sold more than £4bn of arms to Saudi Arabia since Yemen conflict began ‘We welcome this judgment as...

Amnesty International today handed over more than 20,000 messages of support to No Stone Unturned journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey. Collected during Amnesty’s 10-month campaign to support...

Tens of thousands of older women and men from ethnic minorities across Myanmar are being let down by a humanitarian system that fails to adequately address their rights and needs, Amnesty...

Responding to the news of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s death in custody today (17 June), Magdalena Mughrabi, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: "The news of...

Responding to multiple suicide bomb attacks targeting people watching a football match on TV in Konduga, in north eastern Nigeria, Osai Ojigho Director Amnesty International Nigeria said: “These...