Press releases in 2023

Commenting on the Foreign Secretary James Cleverly’s remarks about the UK’s evacuation efforts in Sudan, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “On top of growing reports...

70 percent of injured earthquake survivors are expected to have a disability People with disabilities living in dire and unsanitary camp conditions Urgent need to scale up mental health and...

Awards ceremony hosted by the BBC’s Maryam Moshiri BBC Eye Investigations took home award for best investigation Outstanding Impact Award won by The Sunday Times Magazine The winners of Amnesty...

‘It is deeply irresponsible to hand yet more powers to the police in this area’ - Oliver Feeley-Sprague Responding to Parliament’s passing of the highly controversial Public Order Bill this afternoon...

Tangaraju Suppiah executed by hanging today Proceedings violated international human rights law and standards Denied access to lawyer and interpreter during police questioning ‘This unlawful execution...

Dozens of Syrian refugees summarily deported last week after house raids More the 100 refugees already in perilous situation on Syrian side of border ‘It is extremely alarming to see the army deciding...

Hundreds of millions of people expected to mark Earth Day this year Severe environmental, health and human rights consequences due to the climate crisis ‘We are not moving fast enough to prevent a...

Sixty-eight-year-old Londoner will receive ‘Spirit of the London Marathon’ award tomorrow Ashoori, competing for second time in seven months after being freed from prison, will run in solidarity with...

President Yoweri Museveni must urgently veto the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill which criminalises consensual same-sex conduct in Uganda, Amnesty International said today. Tomorrow (21 April)...

Group of 104 organisations sign open letter urging UN to avoid flawed IHRA definition Legitimate criticism of Israel’s human rights policies must not be suppressed, they say ‘The UN’s adoption or...