Press releases in 2021

Responding to comments made by the newly-appointed Veterans Minister L eo Docherty who today pledged to give ex-soldiers who served in Northern Ireland the “protection” they deserved, Amnesty...

Responding to today’s South Korean court ruling that dismissed claims against the Japanese government to pay damages to women and girls who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s military before...

In response to Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd, Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), said: “Today a jury held Derek Chauvin...

Authoritative overview records 483 executions in 18 countries - down 26% in total Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq executed fewer people, but ‘chilling’ spike in Egypt At least 28,567 people on death row...

Opposition leader transferred to prison hospital where he is at risk of force-feeding His doctors say he could die ‘at any moment’ ‘A decision to force-feed him may amount to torture’ - Marie...

Northern Ireland legislation to ban so-called LGBT+ conversion therapy must include harmful religious practices, Amnesty International has said ahead of a debate at the Stormont Assembly tomorrow. A...

'Tens of thousands of peaceful activists and the staff of Aleksei Navalny’s organisations are in grave danger' - Natalia Zviagina Responding to news that a Russian prosecutor has lodged a court...

‘ Gun violence remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations facing our country today’ – Ernest Coverson In response to the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx facility which is reported...

Responding to this morning’s sentencing of nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists for taking part in an “unauthorised” protest in August 2019, Yamini Mishra, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific...

Eritrean forces opened fire on civilians in town of Adwa, killing three people and injuring at least 19 ‘There was no fighting but just shooting at passersby’ - eyewitness ‘We demand justice and...