Press releases in 2023

Ahead of the Annual General Assembly of the French Basketball Federation on Saturday (14 October), Amnesty International is calling on the Federation and the French Ministry of Sport, Olympic and...

‘Chilling’ videos show nightmarish scenes as armed men shot dead civilians and dragged away hostages Israel must end its illegal blockade on Gaza as humanitarian situation becomes catastrophic ‘Every...

Weapons including tear gas, rubber bullets, batons and stun grenades being sold to countries using them to violently repress protests Companies from China, France - Italy, South Korea and the USA...

Workers from Nepal were cheated out of proper wages, housed in bed bug-ridden accommodation and even left without food Abuses suffered by workers may amount to human trafficking because of the chain...

In response to criticism from the Welsh Secretary David TC Davies concerning a forthcoming conference in Cardiff next month on human rights in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, an...

Amnesty has uncovered a highly-invasive spyware being used to gain access to people’s phones through links on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook Once the spyware has infiltrated a device it has...

‘We are deeply alarmed by the mounting civilian death tolls in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank’ - Agnès Callamard Israeli security forces and Palestinian armed groups must make every effort to...

‘They have subjected her to years of human rights violations, including torture, death threats and denial of specialised medical care’ - Agnès Callamard Reacting to news that unjustly-imprisoned...

Scottish Government ministers need to be bold when drafting new human rights legislation, Amnesty International said at the end of a public consultation on government plans. Amnesty has welcomed...

More than 3.7 million Afghans live in Pakistan, large numbers of whom are unregistered Many Afghan refugees in Pakistan already experience harassment and arrest ‘A forced return to Afghanistan could...