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Press releases in 2020

Hungary: decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is a 'step into the dark ages'

Following today’s vote in parliament on new legislation that bans the legal recognition of transgender and intersex people in Hungary, Krisztina Tamás-Sáróy, Amnesty International’s Europe Researcher...

USA: 'cruel' execution in Missouri set to go ahead despite innocence claims

‘Compelling’ evidence over bloodstains never heard at five different trials for 64-year-old Walter Barton Execution would be first in USA during COVID-19 pandemic ‘Missouri seems to willingly accept...

Americas: Health workers at 'horrendous risk' of COVID-19 as governments fail to offer protection to those on frontline

Americas has more than 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 - around half of all positive-tested cases globally Workers are enduring unsafe conditions with insufficient protective equipment and risk...

Northern Ireland: With domestic violence at all-time high, funding urgently needed for frontline groups

Domestic violence figures at highest level since records began Amnesty International is urging the Northern Ireland Executive to provide emergency funding to groups helping victims of domestic...

UK: Privacy questions must be addressed before NHSX contact-tracing app roll-out

Amnesty letter to Matt Hancock ahead of nationwide roll-out UK Government ‘must answer important questions about its approach at this crucial moment’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International has written to...

UK: Crucial opportunity for MPs to fix 'harmful' immigration system

Ahead of the second reading of the UK’s Immigration Bill which will take place this afternoon, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty UK, said: “The current pandemic has exposed the damaging impact of the UK...

UK human rights organisations speak out for trans equality amidst growing threats to trans rights

Amnesty International, Liberty, and Human Rights Watch stand together in fight for trans equality Groups highlight how dehumanising discussions and ‘debates’ lead to human rights abuses Statement...

Hong Kong: report into police conduct during protests denounced as 'biased'

Carrie Lam’s endorsement of report suggests authorities want to ‘whitewash’ police violence ‘The report has no impartiality, and the IPCC has no power to conduct a truly independent investigation’ -...

UK: reports of intimidation of hospital PPE whistleblowers 'very alarming'

Amnesty International has described as “very alarming” new reports of hospital whistleblowers being “intimidated” by senior managers for having raised concerns over shortages of personal protective...

Zimbabwe: Authorities must account for disappearance of three opposition leaders after COVID-19 protest

Three leaders from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change – Alliance (MDC-Alliance) have been missing since yesterday The women were part of a demonstration organised against the state’s...