Press releases in 2023

US is isolated as the only country to veto call for immediate ceasefire ‘The use of the veto is morally indefensible and a dereliction of the United States' duty to prevent atrocity crimes and uphold...

New Home Office annual Prevent statistics show thousands continue to be referred to the flawed counter-terrorism programme Over 2100 referrals were for children under the age of 14 including 256...

Appeal to UK, USA and other Security Council members to back ceasefire resolution after Antonio Guterres ‘rings alarm bell’ by invoking Article 99 of UN Charter Amnesty head set to meet Anthony...

In response to the UK government’s new Rwanda asylum bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “The Government’s attempt to remove - or ‘disapply’ in the jargon -...

The 13 October attack killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others Forensic investigation identifies Israeli tank as munition that killed Abdallah, with an Israeli drone thought to...

Obstacles include sporadic, under-resourced and understaffed services; conscience-based refusals, misinformation as well as pervasive stigma Introduction of telemedicine – already available across the...

Research documents 45 cases of rape - including gang-rape - and other forms of sexual violence, with men and children also abused Sexual violence was frequently accompanied by beating, flogging...

In response to the Home Secretary visiting Rwanda to sign a new asylum treaty, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “With this treaty, ministers...

Rise in systematic detentions; forced disappearances and torture since introduction of state of emergency in 2022 State violence gradually replacing gang violence in poverty-stricken communities...

Detailed investigation shows huge Boeing-made bombs hit two family homes with no military targets present Nineteen children were killed in the two attacks in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza...