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Press releases in 2025

UK: Supreme Court outcome 'disappointing' but court affirms right of trans people to protection from discrimination and harassment

Following the Supreme Court’s decision today in the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers , Amnesty International UK Chief Executive Sacha Deshmukh said, “The outcome of today’s judgment is...

Sudan: 'A day of shame' - Two year anniversary of civil war as UK holds ministerial international conference on the conflict

UK to host a ministerial-level international Sudan on 15 April aimed at strengthening the international community’s response to the conflict ‘Bringing together international leaders could not come at...

Ghana: Hundreds accused of witchcraft urgently need protection

A new Amnesty International report has shed light on the hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations in Ghana and ritual attacks that have forced them to flee their communities fearing for their...

US: Ruling that Mahmoud Khalil can be deported sends 'painfully chilling' message

In response to the court decision allowing deportation proceedings for Mahmoud Khalil to continue, Justin Mazzola, Deputy Director of Research at Amnesty International USA, said: “This decision by the...

Tanzania: Stop repression of opposition leaders and immediately release Tundu Liss

Responding to news that treason charges were brought against Tundu Lissu, leader of Tanzania’s main opposition Party for Democracy and Progress (Chadema) on 10 April, following his arrest on 9 April...

Israel/OPT: Ahmad Manasra’s release from prison is long overdue after a decade of ‘injustice, abuse and trauma’

Manasra was interrogated aged 13 without a lawyer or parent present ‘The shocking ill-treatment of Manasra and cruelty exhibited towards him by the Israeli prison authorities and the Israeli justice...

Sudan: Rapid Support Forces horrific and widespread sexual violence leaves lives in tatters - new report

Gang rapes of 36 women and girls as young as 15 recorded between April 2023 and October 2024 Woman torn away from breast feeding baby and attacked and 11-year-old boy beaten to death as he tried to...

Yemen: US military escalation and aid cuts will have ‘catastrophic consequences’ for millions of people – aid worker testimonies

An estimated 19.5 million people are dependent on aid in Yemen Yemen has the fifth-largest displacement crisis globally and most are women and children Funding cuts makes girls increasingly vulnerable...

Egypt: Ahmadi minority must be protected from arrest, disappearance and threatened deportation

At least four men were arrested or disappeared last month for openly following the Ahmadi religion Members of religious minorities and atheists are often summoned and questioned by the National...

Slovakia: Proposed amendments to the Constitution would endanger the lives LGBTIQ+ people

‘Members of the Slovak Parliament must vote to reject this multi-pronged assault on human rights’ - Rado Sloboda Amendments to the Constitution of Slovakia to recognise only two sexes - male and...