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Press releases in 2022

Kuwait must halt imminent execution of seven prisoners

Four Kuwaiti men, Syrian man, Pakistani man and an Ethiopian woman due to be put to death on Wednesday Executions would be first in the country for nearly six years ‘Kuwait must urgently commute these...

G20: Leaders must call on Indonesian government to respect freedom of protest

Global summit taking place amid increasing clampdown on freedoms in Indonesia At least 834 people were victims of physical and digital attacks by state and non-state actors between January 2019 and...

UK: Amnesty and Liberty stunt calls for dangerous bill of ‘rights’ to be scrapped

Two of the UK’s biggest human rights organisations take over ads on ConservativeHome and LabourList to urge the Government ditch Bill of Rights Bill The Bill would rip up the Human Rights Act and...

Qatar: time running out for Infantino to break silence on migrant workers' compensation

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has avoided mentioning compensation campaign Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have suffered abuse to make showpiece tournament possible ‘Time is short but it’s...

UK: Deal with France is 'recycling the same failed response' to curb dangerous Channel crossings

In response to the UK government signing a deal with France to curb people crossing the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “This deal...

Asia and the Pacific Islands: Height of Covid-19 ‘deadliest year on record’ for transgender people should be governments' wake-up call

In the height of Covid-19, 375 trans and gender diverse people reported to have been killed globally in one year Amnesty documented discrimination, violence and marginalisation of transgender people...

Ukraine: Preserving evidence of war crimes as Ukraine retakes its territory is key for victims

Civilian death toll continues to rise Further Russian attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure is likely to continue ‘Preserving evidence of war crimes must be a priority. This is essential to...

Northern Ireland/Qatar: Irish FA to back human rights calls ahead of World Cup

Irish Football Association agrees to support Amnesty calls for migrant worker compensation scheme and investigations into deaths Commitments from IFA President and Chief Executive follow ‘positive’...

Northern Ireland: Irish government urged to bring UK government to European Court if Troubles bill becomes law

Amnesty and Troubles victims give evidence to joint Irish Parliamentary committee Troubles Bill will deny victims right to justice ‘We urge the Irish government to commit to taking an inter-state case...

Ukraine: Russia's forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian civilians a war crime - new report

Russian forces tortured and deported civilians from Ukraine People detained subjected to torture - including being beaten, electroshocked and threatened with execution Children separated from families...