Press releases in 2022

Highly controversial new laws given royal assent today ‘These oppressive laws are a grave assault on people’s basic human rights’ - Sacha Deshmukh In response to highly contested legislation being...

Nationality and Borders Bill passed today The Bill will create significant obstacles, penalties and harms to people seeking asylum in the UK ‘The UK g overnment has ripped up the Refugee Convention –...

Responding to the passing of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill , Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s CEO, said: “This is dark day for civil liberties in the UK. This deeply...

Responding to the execution of Malaysian national Nagaenthran Dharmalingam in Singapore, Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director, said: “The execution of...

Report by the think tank Policy Exchange out today on the Prevent programme Controversial counter-terrorism programme overwhelmingly directed at children and young people ‘The report should have...

Responding to news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has bought Twitter for $44bn (£34.5bn), Michael Kleinman, Director of Technology and Human Rights at Amnesty International USA, said:...

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...

State of emergency imposed last month has been extended Children aged between 12 and 16 are subject to prison sentences of up to 10 years ‘The government must stop its hostile posturing’ - Erika...

Responding to news that Cardiff man Luke Symons has been released from detention in Yemen after being held without trial for five years, Eilidh Macpherson, Amnesty International UK’s Individuals at...

The political agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA) that was reached by co-legislators is a landmark moment in the history of Internet regulation, Amnesty International has said today. The DSA...