Press releases in 2021

Responding to the collapse of the Afghan government following the seizure of power by the Taliban and the chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as thousands of people attempt to leave the country, Agnès...

Disbandment of the CHRF comes less than a week after Hong Kong’s Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU) also ceased operation For 20 years, CHRF organised often in close collaboration with the police...

Family of British man arbitrarily jailed in Iran, including wife Sherry Izadi, sit in chairs outside Downing St, with vacant chair left for prime minister who is yet to meet the family Protest...

In response to reports of a death at the English Channel after a migrant boat sank, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Director at Amnesty International UK, said: “We are deeply saddened...

In response to reports of a rescue mission launched in the English Channel after a migrant boat sinks, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Director at Amnesty International UK, said:...

In response to reports of another Covid outbreak at Napier Barracks, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Director at Amnesty International, said: “Once again Napier Barracks is in the...

Putin era has seen succession of new laws prohibiting protests Gatherings are forbidden outside court buildings or prisons, while in some regions virtually all urban areas are off-limits to protesters...

Forces aligned to Ethiopian government subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence Rape and sexual slavery constitute war crimes, and may amount to crimes against humanity ‘[The sexual...

In response to UN experts voicing concern at the proposed blanket impunity to address legacy of “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland , Grainne Teggart, Amnesty UK's Northern Ireland Campaigns Manager...

Family of British man arbitrarily jailed in Iran are requesting urgent meeting with PM Richard Ratcliffe will attend in show of solidarity The family of a British man jailed in Iran will stage an...