Press releases in 2022

The ruling follows legalisation of abortion in Argentina and decriminalisation in Mexico Today’s ‘ruling is yet another example of the unstoppable momentum of the green tide in Latin America’ - Erika...

Lawyer, journalist and mental health counsellor targeted after publicly criticising authorities Fresh revelations increase case for global regulation of spyware ‘There was nothing I could have done to...

PSNI stop and search figures released today Irish Travellers were the ethnic group most targeted for stop and search; thousands of children also searched ‘Every unnecessary stop and search will leave...

Education Secretary rolls out guidance for teachers on how to address social justice issues Move comes after debate over the teaching of anti-racism in Brighton schools In response to the Government...

Overturning of law that criminalised ‘imitation of the opposite sex’ hailed as breakthrough for transgender rights Case of trans woman Maha al-Mutairi recently brought issue to the fore ‘All those...

Amnesty International has vowed to continue with its human rights work in Thailand following calls from members of the Thai government for Amnesty to be expelled from the country, part of a growing...

Numerous eyewitness accounts of civilian killings, gang-rapes and looting of medical facilities and schools in Kobo and Chenna 14-year-old girl and her mother both raped, with ‘revenge’ for rapes in...

Neighbourhoods in Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens subject to greater CCTV surveillance Digital volunteers mapped more than 25,500 CCTV cameras across the city ‘The shocking reach of facial recognition...

At least two executions are scheduled to take place tomorrow Two men convicted for drug offences Last known execution in Singapore was carried out in November 2019 Responding to reports that the...

‘Now is the time for the Secretary of State to start the Westminster legislative process to enact a Bill of Rights’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has called on the Northern Ireland...