Press releases in 2020

Those arrested include former MP, writer and cartoonist ‘Such actions by the authorities during a pandemic puts these individuals at an increased risk’ - Saleh Higazi The Palestinian authorities must...

Pentagon claims military operations killed 130 civilians and injured 91 others in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia last year ‘If the US is going to engage in lethal operations, then it must...

Broadcaster has aired investigative reports on extrajudicial executions during President Duterte’s notorious ‘war on drugs’ ‘It is especially reckless as the country deals with the COVID-19 pandemic’...

The Cameroonian authorities must be transparent about the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, provide detainees with adequate medical care and stop exacerbating overcrowding with arbitrary arrests, Amnesty...

Health Secretary dismisses Amnesty’s privacy concerns as “completely wrong” “The public deserve answers and Mr Hancock must ensure that they are forthcoming rather than ploughing ahead without...

Warning comes as Government plans to introduce COVID-19 tracking app Move could ‘open the door to pervasive state surveillance and privacy infringement’ - Kate Allen UK Government plans to introduce a...

Amnesty is campaigning for the release of 150 individuals detained for peacefully exercising their human rights - but warns there are likely thousands more in same situation Prisons becoming COVID-19...

This Sunday marks World Press Freedom Day Journalists around the world have been risking their lives to provide reliable and trustworthy information during the pandemic Amnesty urges governments to...

Amnesty campaigns for an extension of support to migrants during COVID-19 pandemic A petition urging the Government to support migrants and other vulnerable people during the pandemic has now reached...