Press releases in 2021

Ten cases of enforced disappearances documented in latest wave of detentions Families rely on scraps of information from police officers to piece together where loves ones are held ‘We live in a...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and others had called for robust investigative mechanism Ahead of today’s G7 meeting, Amnesty UK called for members states to ‘lead by example’ ‘The Taliban’s...

Ahead of an emergency G7 meeting on Afghanistan due to be held later today [24 Aug], Amnesty International is urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ensure that the UK “leads by example” in the...

Open letter to White House says chaos and danger at Kabul airport is jeopardising lives of thousands US military should stay beyond 31 August if live-saving airlifts still needed ‘The US helped create...

Protests against controversial renewal of Papua Special Autonomy Law One man was shot, while three others were called ‘monkey’ by security forces Indonesian security forces have used excessive force...

Activist’s attempted murder through a Novichok nerve agent has never been properly investigated Navalny faces further charges while his supporters are persecuted ‘We reiterate our call for an...

Killings occurred after Taliban took control of Ghazni province last month One man was strangled with scarf and had arm muscles sliced off Another man so heavily shot in the chest he was buried in...

*Detailed new findings* published today Hundreds detained in aftermath of widespread 11 July protests Journalists placed under intensive home surveillance ‘The Cuban authorities have applied the same...

Responding to the UK government’s announcement of an Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme which it says will be used to resettle up to 20,000 at-risk people from Afghanistan in the coming years, Steve...

Escalating disaster in Afghanistan is exposing the lie behind the Home Office’s Nationality and Borders Bill to provide protection Many Afghan refugees have no offer of a safe route to reach the UK...