Press releases in 2023

Appeals court confirms that former Serbian state security officials Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović aided and abetted murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity The final and binding ruling...

‘Palestine on a plate’ chef Joudie Kalla introduces comedian Guz Khan to traditional ‘fattet makdous’ dish The ‘Palestine at Home’ series is part of Amnesty’s ‘End Israeli Apartheid’ campaign...

Law could see death sentences handed down for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ Call for international community to mobilise against the law ‘The signing of this deeply repressive law is a grave assault on...

Various human rights shareholder resolutions filed ahead of Wednesday’s AGM Company’s dangerous algorithms substantially contributed to Myanmar military’s atrocities against Rohingya people in 2017...

Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty agreed following negotiations between countries at meeting in Slovenia Treaty fills a gap in international law by clarifying and cementing obligations of countries to...

Candles will be held aloft and famous ‘white paper’ protest emulated Protest will also highlight current intimidation of Chinese/Hong Kong people in UK ‘The anniversary of the brutal Tiananmen...

Taliban’s treatment of women and girls should be considered a crime against humanity of ‘gender persecution’ Report provides legal assessment of why those fleeing persecution must be presumptively...

New figures confirm that net migration during 2022 surpassed that of previous years Data again shows people seeking asylum constituted very small proportion of people who came to UK, with small boat...

Former England player gets international award at ceremony in Rome, where Palestinian footballer Natali Shaheen was given ‘Sport and Human Rights’ award ‘Today, we celebrate two individuals who defend...

PSNI stop and search figures released today 23,650 people were stopped and searched/questioned – up 4% from previous year People from minoritised ethnic communities almost twice as likely to be...