Press releases in 2024

Manahel a l-Otaibi was sentenced in a secret hearing Al- Otaibi ’s family have not had access to court documents or evidence presented against her ‘T he Saudi authorities have exposed the hollowness...

Amnesty submission to US government’s own accountability process highlights pattern of unlawful attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza Incidents include a January attack in Rafah which killed at least 95...

In a joint statement about the UK rejecting any bid from Ireland to return people seeking asylum to the UK, Amnesty International UK and Amnesty International Ireland’s chief executives, Sacha...

Protests in support of Palestinian rights in and around college campuses have been met with repressive responses Universities urged to respect and protect students’ right to protest ‘The right to...

‘There can be no truth and justice without proper, transparent independent investigations into these deaths’ - Erika Guevara Rosas Responding to the gruesome discovery of mass graves containing...

At least 13 men put to death on 22 April in Nasiriyah Central Prison, with two executed even after vital casefiles were lost As many as 150 are at imminent risk of execution after president reportedly...

As Amnesty published its landmark annual report , it accused the UK of weakening human rights protections nationally and internationally, condemning - among other things - the UK’s failure to use its...

In response to reports that five people died earlier today trying to cross the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “Today is an utterly...

In response to the UK government’s controversial Rwanda bill passing through Parliament, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “Today will leave a stain on this country’s...

Hundreds of Israeli settlers have taken part in deadly wave of violence while Israeli forces looked on Settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank have increased dramatically since 7 October...