Press Releases

Jun 8 2015 12:21 pm

Saudi Arabia: decision to uphold Raif Badawi sentence is a dark day for freedom of expression

Jun 7 2015 2:00 pm

Northern Ireland: World-famous drag queen Panti Bliss backs equal marriage campaign

Campaigner calls for law change ahead of march for equality in Belfast

Jun 4 2015 9:29 am

Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls on UK government to investigate torture of ‘hooded men’

As ‘hooded men’ start judicial review application in Belfast High Court, Amnesty International urges a human rights compliant investigation by the UK

Jun 3 2015 2:12 pm

David Cameron 'wrong' to say vast majority of Mediterranean migrants not asylum-seekers at PMQs

‘At least half of those risking their lives in the Mediterranean are fleeing persecution in places like Syria, Eritrea and Somalia’ - Steve Symonds

Jun 3 2015 11:02 am

Nigeria: Senior members of military must be investigated for war crimes – new report

Amnesty spokespeople, AV, and full report available on request

Jun 2 2015 7:33 pm

Iran: female cartoonist and women's rights activist sentenced to 12 years

‘Atena Farghadani has effectively been punished for her cartoons with a sentence that is itself a gross caricature of justice’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

Jun 2 2015 3:29 pm

European Games: Amnesty urges Lord Coe to speak out against human rights abuses in Azerbaijan ahead of opening ceremony

Lord Coe should speak out against human rights abuses in Azerbaijan ahead of the European Games in Baku which start next week (12-28 June), Amnesty International UK said today.

Jun 2 2015 1:33 pm

Journalists, film-makers, producers and editors invited to enter Amnesty's human rights Awards

Jun 2 2015 1:08 pm

Afghanistan must bolster protection for aid workers after latest disgraceful killings

Jun 2 2015 9:49 am

Amnesty welcomes Belfast City Council vote backing same-sex marriage

Amnesty International has welcomed a vote by Belfast City Council in favour of a law change in Northern Ireland to allow for same-sex marriage.