Press releases in 2022

Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, Russia’s Memorial and Belarusian Ales Bialiatski all recognised Responding to news that human rights organisations from Ukraine (Center for Civil Liberties) and...

DJ and political commentator Edmund Wan sentenced to two years and eight months for ‘sedition’ and alleged money-laundering Hong Kong authorities are using colonial-era sedition charges to stamp out...

Human Rights Council rejects moves to hold debate on suspected crimes against humanity UN’s own High Commissioner for Human Rights being ignored ‘Today’s vote protects the perpetrators of human rights...

New evidence shows security forces used lethal force after Friday prayers in Zahedan ‘Bloody Friday’ left 66 dead, including children and other worshippers ‘The Iranian authorities … will stop at...

Toru Kubota was detained after covering a protest in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon in July this year ‘Since seizing power in the coup last year, they have banned media outlets, arrested, beaten...

In response to the Home Secretary’s speech at the Conservative Party conference today, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “Suella Braverman’s speech was frighteningly...

Responding to news that Northern Ireland’s Western Trust has had to further delay restarting its early abortion services due to resourcing issues, Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International’s Northern...

Life-threatening shortages of medicine and essential equipment Children on the brink of starvation due to severe food shortages ‘If we cook lunch, we don’t have dinner, and if we don’t have dinner...

At least 174 people reported dead, with more than 180 injured after stampede at football ground exit following police use of tear gas Tear gas must only be used in response to widespread violence and...