Press releases in 2020

Responding to a video on social media showing a Minneapolis police officer using his knee to pin down a man named George Floyd by his neck until he was unable to breathe, Kristina Roth, Amnesty...

Amnesty’s Security Lab alerts authorities to serious privacy flaws in mandatory EHTERAZ app People who do not use app can face up to three years in jail Privacy concerns remain over UK’s intended...

Government “go slow” on allowing religious same-sex marriages and conversion of existing civil partnerships to a marriage Criticism comes on fifth anniversary of marriage equality referendum and...

National People’s Congress expected to endorse a decision regarding the 'establishment and strengthening' of national security measures in Hong Kong China routinely abuses its own national security...

Court deadline tomorrow for Myanmar to report on measures to protect Rohingya minority 600,000 Rohingya languish in dire conditions, including more than 100,000 held in camps ‘No meaningful steps to...

Amnesty UK Board member submits written questions to BP’s closed AGM in London next week Global oil giant was responsible for Deepwater Horizon disaster, yet has not updated its human rights policy...

Thabane has stepped down as Prime Minister He faces charges related to shooting of his ex-wife in 2017 Concerns remain over safety of witnesses in murder case – one has died in mysterious...

Tweet from Free Nazanin campaign says ‘no decision’ has been made over whether the British national will be given clemency ‘We’re worried that the Iranian authorities are still playing games with...

Supreme Court handed 37-year-old Malaysian national Punithan Genasan a death sentence for his conviction of drugs trafficking Singapore continues to defy international law and standards by imposing...

Responding to an announcement by the Government of a new Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Bill, Rachel Logan, Amnesty International UK’s legal expert, said: “We still need to see exactly what’s being...