Press releases in 2019

Landmark legislation passes final stage and will now become law 'Future generations in Northern Ireland will no longer have to suffer inequality in the way so many have had to endure in the past' –...

Responding to news reports today that Israeli forces are carrying out the demolition of up to 16 residential buildings in the neighbourhood of Wadi al-Hummus in the village of Sur Baher in the...

President Duterte’s call to revive the death penalty during his State of the Nation Address today will only worsen the country’s climate of impunity amid the government’s deadly anti-drugs campaign...

Following the latest protest in Hong Kong on Sunday which ended in violence - including people being attacked at Yuen Long train station by a group of men with weapons - Man-kei Tam, Director of...

‘The United States used to be a leader in providing refuge to those in need’ - Ryan Mace Responding to reports that some in the Trump Administration are considering lowering the number of refugees to...

Responding to news that the Philippine National Police have filed complaints against 36 high-profile figures for sedition and related charges, Butch Olano, Amnesty International Philippines Section...

‘The authorities’ move to penalise him for his human rights work is an act you expect only from oppressive governments’ - Saleh Higazi Amnesty International has joined a legal case brought by Human...

MPs have today passed amendments to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill that will decriminalise abortion and legalise same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland by 328 votes to 65. These...

The European Parliament today voted for the EU and member states to work towards establishing export control mechanisms to deny China and Hong Kong access to technologies ‘used to violate basic rights...

David Lidington tells Commons that Government will not allow a judge-led inquiry into UK’s complicity in detainee abuse during US-led torture programme Responding to an announcement from the...