Press releases in 2021

Early morning raids follow Belarusian KGB threat to ‘cleanse radicals’ At least 12 civil society figures detained, with whereabouts of others unknown ‘Civil society is being wiped out in the heart of...

Westminster government’s proposal for dealing with the past in Northern Ireland which includes a statute of limitations is rejected by Amnesty ‘These proposals are an utter betrayal - they must not...

Still no accountability for January 2021 racist arson attack on Belfast Multi-Cultural Association ‘ We feel let down by the police. We don’t know where we can be safe.’ – Muhammad Atif ‘Police...

ECHR ruled that Russia is in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights ‘This landmark decision underlines that the Russian government is on the wrong side of history’ - Natalia Zviagina...

According to CNN , the footage was taken last month in the town of Dawlat Abad in Faryab province in Northern Afghanistan Responding to footage broadcast by CNN showing Afghan commandos being executed...

Escalation in violence by Taliban in Afghanistan as well as rapid spread of Covid-19 across country Last year the Global Peace Index named Afghanistan as the least safe country in the world for the...

In response to news of the protests in Cuba yesterday (11 July), Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: “It was a historic day for Cuba but during the spontaneous...

Compromise UN Security Council resolution falls seriously short of humanitarian needs Russia and China opposed opening other crossing points, and limited vital Bab al-Hawa crossing to six months...

One person dying from virus every 11 seconds, with poorer countries bearing brunt Nine new vaccine billionaires have profited from pandemic yet vast swathes of world have no access to jab ‘Equal...

Escalation of violence a deep concern, as four assassination suspects shot dead Jovenel Moïse’s government alleged to have been involved in three massacres ‘This is a wake-up call for the...