Press releases in 2020

Aleksandr Shabarchin serving two years in penal colony for satirical video featuring homemade mannequin of Vladimir Putin - appeal to be heard tomorrow Shabarchin and fellow activist convicted under...

Letter to UK companies warns of involvement in Saudi human rights abuse B20 promotes ‘gender diversity’ yet Saudi women activists languish in jail ‘British firms do business in Saudi Arabia at their...

Police in half of US states failed to protect protest participants from violent counter-protesters With Trump telling white supremacists to ‘stand by’, states should restrict weapons at polling...

Constitutional Tribunal rules abortion on grounds of ‘severe foetal defect’ is unconstitutional ‘This judgment is the result of a coordinated, systematic wave of attacks on women’s human rights by...

Law change today means more than 1,000 same-sex couples can convert civil partnerships to marriages The move marks the last stage in achieving full marriage equality ‘…my partner Amanda and I can...

At least 12 people killed at Alausa and Lekki Toll Gate Lagos Hundreds severely injured CCTV dismantled to prevent evidence ‘These shootings clearly amount to extrajudicial executions’ - Osai Ojigho...

Amnesty has seen documents sent by local authorities to care homes in different parts of the country asking how many beds they can provide for COVID-19 patients, without any independent assurance of...

Midnight on Wednesday marks one year since abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland A third of region left without early medical abortion service due to Health Minister’s failure to commission...

Responding to news that a court in Thailand has upheld a government order to shut down "all platforms" of Voice TV, a Thai television channel, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for...

Both Armenia and Azerbaijan must immediately stop the use of heavy explosive weapons with wide-area effects in densely populated civilian areas, Amnesty International warned today. Experts from...