Press releases in 2021

Iraqi man Taha Al-J. found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes In 2015, he purchased a Yazidi woman and her five-year-old daughter, chaining the girl in the sun and allowing her...

Ukrainian government buildings in London have been lit up with the Pride rainbow flag Projections highlight increasing attacks on LGBTI groups, including Sphere, which has been the target of dozens of...

Osman has been arbitrarily detained in Istanbul’s high security Silivri prison for more than four years Trumped up charges against Osman related to Gezi Park protests and the 2016 coup attempt Amnesty...

Home Office quarterly immigration statistics out today The number of asylum claims have remained stable ​over past two years whilst Channel crossing​s by boat have risen ‘In the wake of the...

Eight hate crimes or incidents are reported to the PSNI every day Racism, sectarianism and homophobia all reported to be on the increase ‘Today’s figures paint a deeply disturbing picture of how...

Kyle Rittenhouse who shot dead two men at Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin walks free In response to today’s not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Paul O’Brien, Amnesty...

Abdullah Ibhais was a former communications director for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup Sentenced to five-years in prison, he enters his fifth day of hunger strike today ‘Qatari authorities must immediately...

Amnesty has written to UK and EU negotiators to guarantee human rights protections secured under the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol ‘The rights of people in Northern Ireland cannot be allowed to...

Outspoken activist is being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison Arrest occurred at memorial event for victims of state violence during 2019 protests ‘Narges Mohammadi is a prisoner of conscience’ -...

Yesterday, Pakistani parliament passed controversial Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2021 ‘Rather than ratcheting up punishments, the authorities should address the deep-seated problems in the criminal...