Press releases in 2022

Two Malaysian nationals due to be executed next week The Government must grant the men clemency ‘The death penalty will never solve problems associated with drugs in Singapore’ - Erwin van der Borght...

Veteran Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza is thought to have been the target of past poisoning attempts by Russia’s security services Opposition politician is already in jail, falsely accused of...

Testimonials from activists reveal a range of non-violent protests across Myanmar Thousands have been killed and arrested since the military took power Military forces disguise themselves as fruit...

Priti Patel has until 18 May to decide whether to ‘certify’ today’s decision Prolonged solitary confinement is common in US maximum-security jails ‘Publishing information that is in the public...

At least six people killed, though death toll may rise Journalists were prevented by the Taliban from reporting on the attacks ‘The Taliban, as the de facto authorities, are failing to protect...

Revelations come ahead of the first meeting of an inquiry into breaches of EU law associated with the use of Pegasus ‘The Spanish government needs to come clean over whether or not it is a customer of...

Responding to the announcement today (14 April) by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel to process some people seeking asylum in Rwanda, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant...

Letter from Amnesty UK CEO Sacha Deshmukh to Priti Patel and Nadhim Zahawi says Child Q case in Hackney may amount to ‘torture or other ill-treatment’ Average of five children strip-searched by police...

Responding to the news that Russian authorities have detained an editor-in-chief and a founder of local newspaper from the Russian Republics of Altay and Khakassia after they published content...

In response to the UK government’s plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda to process their claims, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said:...