Press releases in 2021

In response to the Home Office making the decision to begin the process to evict some asylum seekers ‘with immediate effect’, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrants Director at Amnesty...

British mother given fresh one-year jail term after recently completing five-year sentence Case beset by numerous setbacks amid criticism of UK government inaction ‘We fear that going back to jail...

‘Don’t suffer the same delays we experienced. Demand a redress process in tandem with an inquiry’ – Jon McCourt The Northern Ireland Executive should set up a redress scheme to operate in parallel...

Health trust to cease taking referrals for early medical abortion services from 5pm today Suspension of service comes as Secretary of State is set to direct commissioning of abortion services ‘The...

The catastrophic aftermath of the Myanmar coup is the biggest test in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) history, Amnesty International said today. The organisation is calling on the...

Today, on Earth Day, Amnesty International launched its “A Letter from the World” campaign to demand that Colombian authorities immediately take effective measures to guarantee the safety of...

Said Djabelkheir sentenced for three posts on Facebook questioning authenticity of certain aspects of Islamic belief Scholar has been target of death threats dating back more than ten years ‘Algerian...

Dangerous LexNGO law to be repealed, but government brings forward successor bill with no prior consultation ‘We welcome the repeal, but we cannot drop our guard yet’ - Dávid Vig The Hungarian...

Nearly 1,800 arrests yesterday on top of 11,000 earlier this year Navalny’s release and independent medical treatment urgently needed ‘There are simply not enough jail cells to lock up and silence...

EU must close ‘many loopholes’ on live facial recognition ‘This will undoubtedly be weaponised against migrants and refugees’ - Rasha Abdul Rahim Responding to a new European Union proposal for...