Press releases in 2020

Young people invited to speak about issues they care about with chance of winning training from top human rights professionals World marks International Youth Day ‘Children and young people have to...

More than 230 people injured during 8 August protests, with security forces using ‘shoot-to-harm’ policy Tear gas, rubber bullets and pellets fired indiscriminately - with one man losing an eye...

Amnesty delegates witness police in Minsk using ‘unprovoked and indiscriminate force’ Video footage of violence includes police van running over protester at full speed ‘There must be a thorough and...

‘Apple Daily’ office raid is first time national security law used to search media outlet National security unit set up to vet ‘sensitive’ visa applications from foreign media Responding to today’s...

In response to reports that the Home Secretary is working on plans to deploy the Royal Navy to prevent people crossing the Channel to seek asylum, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s...

Ruthless crackdown ahead of Sunday’s election has seen protesters beaten by police and hundreds detained 12,000-strong petition to Ministry of Internal Affairs handed in today ‘We will not remain...

Human rights defenders around the world excluded from government measures to release prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks At least 131 activists have been harassed, prosecuted, killed or...

Expanded human rights-compliant test sent to Premier League boss Richard Masters Complicity in war crimes, torture, slavery or human trafficking currently no bar to ownership Intervention comes as...

Amnesty International is calling for an international mechanism to investigate the cause Responding to the devastating explosion in Beirut yesterday that killed scores of people and left thousands...

Turkey’s ruling AKP party to discuss the Istanbul Convention Country-wide demonstrations tomorrow will call on authorities to fully implement the treaty ‘Turkey’s withdrawal from the Convention would...