Press releases in 2019

Proactiva Open Arms rescue ship has 121 people onboard in sweltering heat and overcrowded conditions Some of those on the vessel have reportedly been tortured in detention in Libya ‘Politicians are...

14 peaceful activists arrested since the beginning of the year Amnesty International is calling for the Côte d’Ivoire authorities to end their persistent attacks against civil society activists and...

‘This scandalous decision is the latest full-frontal assault on the right to freedom of expression in Turkey’ - Milena Buyum Following an Ankara court’s decision to block 136 web addresses - including...

Responding to the Taliban’s threats to attack political campaign rallies during the presidential election season in Afghanistan, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International’s South Asia Researcher, said:...

Amnesty recently described US gun violence situation as ‘human rights crisis’ ‘There are too many guns, and insufficient laws today to keep track of them all’ - Ernest Coverson Responding to Donald...

Following the release of Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Mkhaïtir, who was sentenced to death and held in arbitrary detention for more than five years after publishing a blog on caste discrimination...

At least three injured Islamic Movement in Nigeria detainees have died in police custody 15 injured protesters, including minors, held incommunicado for weeks Police raid government hospital and...

The Indian government’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir is likely to inflame tensions in the area and increase the risk of further human rights violations, Amnesty...

Human rights organisation also aims to become carbon neutral by 2035 and slash air travel by a third Financial investment in fossil fuel companies should be seen as ‘a deadly gamble that jeopardies...

Around 600 arrested, following 1,400 arrests last weekend ‘The Russian authorities have shown nothing but disdain for human rights and the notion of peaceful protest’ - Natalia Zviagina Amnesty...