Press releases in 2019

One year after protests broke out in Sudan leading to the ouster President Omar al Bashir on 11 April 2019, the new transitional authorities must to live up to the hopes and expectations of the...

Home Office faces challenge over ‘profiteering’ child citizenship fees Judgment expected to be handed down tomorrow Spokespeople available for interview on request The High Court in London will...

Responding to today’s conviction and sentencing to death of former Pakistani military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, Omar Waraich, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director, said: “General...

Indian police involved in the crackdown on student protesters must be investigated, Amnesty International India said today, as protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill in the...

At least 304 people killed during protest crackdown, according to credible sources Reports of truckloads of blindfolded people taken to prisons, with jails now overflowing with new detainees Detainees...

The international community must share responsibility for the education of Rohingya children in the camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, Amnesty International has said ahead of the first Global Refugee...

In past two weeks, activists and protesters shot dead in streets or abducted on way home from demonstrations ‘You cannot imagine the level of fear that we all feel now’ - protester in Baghdad ‘The...

“The new Government must keep the Human Rights Act intact” – Kate Allen The new Government must uphold and protect the UK’s commitment to human rights , Amnesty International UK said today, as the...

International Criminal Court asked to investigate corporate executives and government officials UK companies BAE Systems, Raytheon and MBDA among those named ‘An ICC investigation would be a historic...

Groundbreaking ruling could have significant impact across continent A ban on pregnant girls from sitting exams and attending mainstream school in Sierra Leone has been found to be unlawful, and in...