Press releases in 2023

Responding to the news of additional protest regulations being passed by the House of Lords, Sacha Deshmukh, chief executive at Amnesty International UK, said: “The shifty passing of these regulations...

Detailed investigation into nine Israeli airstrikes shows pattern of disproportionate attacks amounting to collective punishment and possible war crimes A US-made Boeing Defense bomb used in one night...

Responding to news that a 44-year-old woman in Stoke-on-Trent has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for using abortion pills after the legal time limit, Chiara Capraro, Women's Human Rights...

Responding to the publication this evening of Government amendments to its Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International UK’s Northern Ireland...

Deputy chair of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Memorial Human Rights Centre could face five years in penal colony if found guilty Activist on trial for an article which called Russia a ‘fascist’ state ‘The...

Chang Weiping jailed for three-and-a-half years for ‘subversion of state power’ after talking publicly of his torture at hands of police Lawyer’s ordeal began in 2020 after he attended a meeting of...

Video and eyewitness evidence shows widespread human rights abuses against civilians in Panjshir Taliban’s crackdown - including mass arrests, torture and extra-judicial executions - comes after...

Particulates in the air pose a serious health risks to millions of people Fires are having a significant impact on Indigenous communities ‘Large-scale wildfires aggravate climate change by burning...

Government is seeking to sneak rejected elements of the Public Order Act through the House of Lords next week This is the first time the UK government has used these tactics to push through...

Government makes move to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ became popular during 2019 mass demonstrations ‘A song is not a threat to national security’ - Sarah Brooks Responding to the Hong Kong...