Press releases in 2019

Saudi/Emirati coalition airstrike used US-made, 500-pound Paveway weapon Three children among those killed in village of Warzan ‘We buried them the same day because they had turned into severed limbs’...

Three relatives of US-based women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad detained last night Arrests come soon after shocking death of ‘Blue Girl’ football fan ‘The fact that they have resorted to going...

In response to the authorities’ failure to allow Dr. Peter Magombeyi to travel to seek medical attention following his abduction and the deterioration of his health, Muleya Mwananyanda, Amnesty...

Birdshot and tear gas used against protesters, as hundreds arrested BBC News website was blocked duel to ‘inaccurate’ coverage of protests President Sisi has ‘launched a full-throttle clampdown to...

Syldio Dusabumuremyi murdered last night in ‘extremely alarming’ assault Reacting to news of the killing of Syldio Dusabumuremyi, national coordinator of the unregistered political opposition party...

Amnesty International has called for an independent and impartial investigation in Papua after violent clashes between protesters and police yesterday left at least 24 people dead. Protests began...

Inconsistencies in EU protection of activists who are facing mounting deadly threats and attacks ‘The EU is clearly in a double bind when business or other vital interests are concerned’ – Human...

The authorities’ attempt to introduce the controversial Extradition Bill in Hong Kong was part of a steady erosion of human rights in the region, Amnesty International said today, in a new report...

Meeting to discuss how to share responsibility for refugees and migrants who make the perilous sea crossing to Europe Strained and squalid detention centres in Malta holding hundreds of men, women and...

The Court of Appeal in Belfast today ruled that an investigation into criminal acts committed during the interrogation of the ‘Hooded Men’ in Northern Ireland in 1971 should proceed. Grainne Teggart...