Press releases in 2021

Interrogators using ‘same horrors employed in Syrian prisons’ against refugees expressing political opposition to Syrian government In some cases trials of those detained delayed for up to two years...

Four-page letter to Gianni Infantino comes ahead of World Cup qualifiers this week FIFA reminded of responsibilities under global business and human rights standards ‘FIFA has an opportunity to help...

Advertising companies already gather huge amounts of data on young children ‘Facebook poses one of the biggest threats when it comes to children's privacy’ - Rasha Abdul-Rahim In response to reports...

Öztürk Türkdoğan, president of Turkey’s Human Rights Organisation, arrested this morning Responding to the arrest today of Öztürk Türkdoğan, the president of Turkey’s Human Rights Organisation, Esther...

Responding to reports that the Northern Ireland Office is to make regulations to give the Secretary of State the powers to direct the commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland. Grainne...

“No-one ever seems to be arrested and prosecuted for these threats. The Chief Constable must explain why” – Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has written to the Northern Ireland Assembly All...

Uyghurs in exile in Italy, Turkey and elsewhere discover their children in China have been sent to ‘orphan camps’ Other relatives in Xinjiang targeted and unable to look after the children Orphan...

Responding to reports that the Home Secretary is considering sending people seeking asylum in the UK to be processed in countries or overseas territories deemed “safe” , Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee...

Responding to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report into the use of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) in England during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty...

More than 11 million people imprisoned globally, prisons becoming hotbeds for virus In many countries, prisons have resorted to excessive and abusive confinement Amnesty urges countries to prioritise...