Press releases in 2020

‘This decision will add fuel to the fire of suspicion that there is and continues to be a sinister cover-up of the full extent of official involvement in this murder’- Patrick Corrigan Amnesty...

Threats - including a death threat - have been made by the Ulster Defence Association ‘The police must get a grip on this problem before another journalist loses their life’ – Patrick Corrigan Amnesty...

Home secretary announced the number of officers patrolling beaches will double from next week ' It is profoundly disappointing that yet again these two governments have ignored the needs and rights of...

Police agree to delete data wrongly seized from journalists and pay substantial damages Amnesty to write to Policing Board to demand investigation into ‘debacle’ ‘The day of dawn raids at the homes of...

Aggressive productivity targets have resumed despite serious COVID-19 risks Workers placed under surveillance to head off staff protests and union activity ‘Black Friday rush could turn Amazon...

Amnesty International has condemned a threat made against a journalist at a Belfast newspaper, reportedly made by the South East Antrim Ulster Defence Association, and called for the threat to be...

The activist, jailed since May 2018, appeared weak from a hunger strike during her appearance in court today Specialised Criminal Court is ‘notorious’ for unfair trials ‘Saudi Arabia’s claims of...

Responding to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he will cut the overseas aid budget by a third, ending the Government’s commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on aid, Amnesty UK...

Letter to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis adds to escalating pressure on Government as deadline approaches ‘The Government’s failure, after 31 years, to establish an independent...

Ahmadreza Djalali has been transferred to solitary confinement in Evin prison and told by authorities that he will be killed imminently Djalali was sentenced to death for ‘corruption on earth’ but he...