Press releases in 2019

Responding to the police operation to clear thousands of protesters in Yuen Long, north west Hong Kong, this evening, Man-kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said: “The violent...

In response to reports (27 July) that the United States and Guatemala may have finalised an agreement on asylum that would potentially limit access to asylum for Hondurans and Salvadorans, Charanya...

One of the men had toenails ripped out during torture sessions ‘If the Bahraini authorities go through with these executions it would be an utterly shameful show of contempt for human rights’ - Lynn...

European countries guilty of ‘pulling up the drawbridge’ rather than assisting in rescues Fears for survivors’ welfare after forced return to Libya Reacting to yesterday’s news that almost 150 people...

Sheikh Salman al-Awda previously advised Mohammad bin Salman over reforms Now stands accused of calling for reform and wider regional ‘regime change’ ‘Sheikh al-Awda has gone through a terrible ordeal...

The US government has announced it plans to resume federal executions for the first time since 2003. Five people have been identified as the first to be subject to this new lethal injection protocol...

Responding to news that Priti Patel has been appointed Home Secretary, Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK’s Director, said: “Priti Patel must grasp this opportunity to fix a broken and deeply...

Following the security forces’ use of firearms to quell a riot yesterday evening (23 July) in Cameroon’s Kondengui Central Prison , Marie-Evelyne Petrus Barry, Amnesty International's West and Central...

Responding to the news that Boris Johnson has been appointed as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said: “Key human rights issues that...

Six people have been reported dead in the Nigerian capital of Abuja following a government crackdown on supporters of the lslamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) who were protesting the detention of their...