Press releases in 2022

In response to the appointment of Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “From draconian new protest laws, an asylum policy as...

Singers, artists and other civilians are among those reported to be killed in last night’s air strikes ‘The military must immediately grant access to medics and humanitarian assistance to those...

‘Today is a critical step towards ending the denial of abortion healthcare’ – Grainne Teggart Amnesty International UK and Informing Choices NI have today welcomed news that the UK Government will...

Last week the Ethiopian government captured the town of Shire in Tigray, which hosts thousands of forcibly displaced Tigrayans In August and September, multiple air strikes in Mekelle and Adi Daero...

The PalArt collective of Palestinian artists - supported by Amnesty International UK - will hold a special four-day festival at the Rich Mix arts centre in east London at the end of this month. The...

Only 10% of women know how to access abortion services Shocking new survey comes three years since abortion was decriminalised in the region Celebrities including Olivia Colman and Vick Hope, medical...

‘The morale of the civilian population is not a lawful target’ - Marie Struthers Responding to news that Russian military attacks on energy facilities in Ukraine over recent days have led to a...

With one month until kick-off, new report says ‘job of protecting migrant workers from exploitation is only half done’ Numerous failings identified, while neither FIFA nor Qatar have made progress on...

Sanna Irshad Mattoo prevented from flying to USA to receive Pulitzer Prize ‘Arbitrary travel bans have increasingly become the principal tactic of the Indian authorities’ - Aakar Patel Responding to...

On 19 October, UK-Egyptian activist will have been on hunger strike for 200 days Sister Sanaa Seif is demanding a meeting with the Foreign Secretary David Lammy to attend Tuesday evening demo The...