Press releases in 2019

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have supported a boycott campaign in protest at Israeli policies ‘Israel proudly embraces leaders … such as Hungary’s Orbán or Brazil’s Bolsenaro, but automatically calls...

In response to a petrol-bomb attack on Malawian human rights defender Timothy Mtambo, which took place this morning, Muleya Mwananyanda, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Southern...

Two activists abducted and tortured - beaten with metal rods and left for dead - ahead of protests planned for tomorrow The authorities “are using some of the brutal tactics seen under the government...

Amnesty International today called for an end to the ongoing lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir as India celebrated its Independence Day, and for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to engage with the people...

The Supreme Court of India today refused to pass an order lifting severe restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir, and also further extended the communications blackout in the region. The Supreme Court...

Approximately 150 people with albinism have been killed in countries such as Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique since 2014 ‘Violent attacks are fuelled by the false and dangerous myth that body parts of...

On sixth anniversary of the killings, Amnesty publishes list of five continuing effects on human rights from the massacre ‘To this day, dozens remain on death row and scores behind bars simply for...

Amnesty International is calling on Hong Kong police to exercise restraint after a violent reaction to weekend protests where rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets were fired on the city’s streets...

Amnesty has called rampant US gun violence a ‘human rights crisis’ ‘This is an emergency. It will continue to be an emergency until our lawmakers treat it as such’ - Ernest Coverson Amnesty...

Hong Kong police must exercise extreme caution in any deployment of water cannons in upcoming protests, Amnesty International said today, warning that using the powerful weapons in the city’s densely...