Press releases in 2020

Responding to reports that the police are to commission independent research into the disproportionate use of Tasers against people from black and ethnic minorities by police forces in the UK, Oliver...

Equality and Human Rights Commission will be launching a new investigation into how the Home Office handled the Windrush scandal ‘The Windrush scandal exposed decades of racism in law, policy and...

Amnesty has launched an interactive website documenting security forces’ misuse of tear gas in 22 countries around the world Launch comes as tear gas is being widely used in Hong Kong, Paris and...

President Trump has authorised sanctions against ICC employees involved in investigating American troops, intelligence officials and those of allied nations for possible war crimes ‘That the Trump...

Call comes as Black Lives Matter protests sweep across the world One facial recognition technology company claims to work with 600 US law-enforcement agencies ‘Surveillance only exacerbates the...

Hedayat Abdollahpour transferred to Revolutionary Guards custody three weeks ago ‘When the Revolutionary Guards do not tell you where your relative is, you better refer to the cemetery’ - prosecutor’s...

16 Pakistanis and Afghans subjected to five hours of abuse at Croatian border Tortured by black-uniformed officers who mocked their injuries and smeared ketchup on wounds as further humiliation ‘The...

In 2009, 11 campaigners were charged with ‘incitement to discrimination’ for handing out Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) leaflets, and given suspended fine of €1,000 and €7,000 in damages Today’s...

Al Bayt Stadium, one of Qatar 2022’s ‘crown jewels’, expected to stage semi-final Despite months of non-payment, FIFA apparently unaware of issue until last month ‘It shouldn’t take an Amnesty...

Responding to recently-released footage showing 62-year-old Millard Scott falling down stairs after being Tasered by Metropolitan Police officers in north London in April, Amnesty International has...