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Press releases in 2024

Rwanda bill: Lords must force Government to stop playing 'dystopian horror game'

Controversial Rwanda bill to be voted on by peers tomorrow ‘It’s now or never – we are urging peers to reject the Rwanda bill – refugees’ lives are not a game’ – Sacha Deshmukh Stunt: Rishi Sunak look...

Nigeria: Authorities' 'consistent failure' to protect people from abductions have killed thousands

Over 680 people abducted this week ‘It is obvious that protecting lives and property is low on the list of Government priorities’ - Isa Sanusi Mass abductions in Nigeria this week of more than 400...

UK: Letter from leading rights groups warn Government of 'chilling effect' on protests

4 6 organisations sign on letter calling on Prime Minister to immediately reverse the recent crackdown on the right to protest Expansion of the definition of extremism set to penalise wide range of...

Israel-OPT: maritime aid corridor and seaport scheme is 'woefully slow' response to Gaza aid crisis

Responding to David Cameron saying the UK will participate alongside the USA and others in the creation of a “maritime corridor” for Gaza aid deliveries, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s...

Hong Kong: Article 23 legislation takes repression to the ‘next level’

Activists could be prosecuted for interacting with foreign organisations Hong Kong authorities label Amnesty as an anti-China organisation ‘The extraterritorial reach of this legislation would leave...

Surveillance: ‘Cautious welcome’ to Chief Constable commitment to provide answers on covert spying on media

Amnesty International and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) have given a “cautious welcome” to a commitment from the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)...

UK: Amnesty slams TV ad ban: 'Human rights are not political'

Advertising clearance agency Clearcast says Amnesty International’s work on protecting human rights is ‘political’ Latest advert featuring Olivia Colman and Adrian Lester on perils of mould infested...

Iran: compulsory headscarf crackdown is 'terrorising' women and girls - new testimonies

Hundreds of thousands of vehicles driven by women or with female passengers have been confiscated Scale of prosecutions unknown but fears it may to run into many thousands One woman lashed 74 times...

Ukraine: new ICC arrest warrants against Russia for targeting electricity infrastructure welcomed

Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash and Admiral Viktor Sokolov wanted in relation to attacks on electricity power plants and sub-stations ‘The ICC has served notice that those alleged to have committed...

France: enshrining abortion in constitution is of 'huge significance'

French parliamentarians vote to revise the country’s constitution to enshrine ‘guaranteed freedom’ to access an abortion. Widespread rollback in abortion rights in USA partly prompted the move ‘Today...