Amnesty International UK has today announced finalists of the Amnesty Media Awards 2022, a prestigious set of awards that have now been running for 30 years. The winners of this year’s awards will be...

‘The Kremlin is showing that it can’t stomach the truth’ - Marie Struthers Responding to the Russian authorities blocking access to Amnesty International’s Russian-language website as part of the...

Harrowing testimonies illustrate dire suffering of those without help or safe routes Many old people and those with illnesses or disabilities are effectively trapped ‘This pressing need for...

Words ‘war’, ‘invasion’ and ‘attack’ all banned by media regulator in descriptions of Russia’s actions in Ukraine At least 150 journalists have reportedly fled Russia since the beginning of the war...

New scheme to enter the UK is still extremely narrow Only those with indefinite leave to remain or citizenship in the UK can sponsor people Refugees still required to provide birth certificates, proof...

Video evidence and eyewitness testimony reveal horror of airstrike conducted with at least eight unguided aerial bombs People queuing for bread in the street were among the victims ‘This was a...

More than two million people from Ukraine have already fled Russian invasion ‘We urgently need fast-track refugee arrangements for people from Ukraine’ - Sacha Deshmukh Amnesty International has...

Russian PoWs have been featured at Ukrainian press conferences Videos of Ukrainian prisoners held by Russian forces have also appeared on social media Third Geneva Convention specifies that PoWs must...

In response to the UK government’s approach to Ukrainian refugees, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “The Home Office is once again too slow...

Human rights defender was flogged 50 times in a public square in Jeddah in 2015 Authorities have trumpeted ‘reforms’ in Kingdom while Badawi has languished in jail ‘Raif Badawi has spent a decade...