Press releases in 2021

Authorities have dissolved at least 46 NGOs, alleging that they carried out activities ‘beyond their charters’ Lukashenka addressed the Cabinet comparing NGOs to “bandits and foreign agents” and that...

Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled government is obliged to cooperate with ICC “Try as they might, Duterte’s administration cannot stop the wheels of justice” - Rachel Chhoa-Howard Responding to...

NSO Group is complicit, as their technology enabled violations revealed in the Pegasus Project “This is a dangerous industry that has operated on the edges of legality for too long, and this cannot be...

At least eight people have been killed including a teenage boy during protest crackdown, according to credible sources Amnesty’s Crisis Evidence Lab analyses video footage of deadly force used by...

Reacting to the Government’s response to the consultation on the New Plan for Immigration, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Director at Amnesty International UK, said: “Today’s belated...

Czech women forcibly sterilised between 1966 and 2012 to receive reparation ‘No amount of money will bring us back the chance to have more children, but the compensation is important for justice’ -...

Authorities failed to deal with lethal unrest triggered by former president Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment Communities forced to protect themselves, with residents putting up barricades and patrolling...

Full abortion services must be available in Northern Ireland no later than 31 March 2022 Department of Health directed to provide immediate funding support for interim services of early medical...

Abducted Emirati princess and wife of authoritarian Emir of Dubai were on list of those deemed potential targets by a client of NSO Group UAE one of 11 countries with a record of interest in the...

In response to news that the UK will pay France £54.2m for border patrols to intercept people in France who attempt to travel to the UK to seek asylum, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s...