Press releases in 2021

Film editor jailed for ‘false news’ and insulting a police officer Along with her mother and sister, was attacked by mob with connivance of police ‘Today’s verdict is yet another crushing blow for the...

First-ever ruling on marriage equality in Japan finds current ban unconstitutional Ruling comes after lawsuit brought by three same-sex couples for psychological damage ‘Japan has been lagging behind’...

Global inequalities in vaccine access spiraling out of control. Countries such as Papua New Guinea will continue to be at the back of the queue for limited supplies of vaccines ‘A combination of an...

‘ Trade is obviously important to all nations, but t he Foreign Secretary shouldn’t be throwing human right defenders to the wolves like this’ – Kate Allen Responding to an audio recording of the...

‘The UK needs to go beyond fine phrases and take a principled stand’ - Kate Allen Responding to the UK government’s publication today of an Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and...

Amnesty International has today (16 March) revealed the Amnesty UK Media Awards 2021 finalists, a prestigious set of awards that have now been running for 29 years. The winners of this year’s awards...

‘This bill is liable to makes the scenes we saw at Clapham Common the new normal’ - Kate Allen Urgent Campaign launched to halt Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Amnesty International is...

Responding to this weekend’s excessive clampdown on peaceful protests and the passage of t he Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in Parliament over the next two days , Kate Allen, Director of...

‘It remains vital that the UK government makes urgent representations to get this second trumped-up case against Nazanin dropped’ - Kate Allen Responding to reports today that the British national...

Scottish Government commits to four international human rights treaties to protect the rights of disabled people, black and ethnic minority people, women and economic, social and cultural rights ‘ We...