Press Releases

Shawkan held for over 800 days in inhumane conditions and tortured

The Azerbaijani authorities must follow up today’s conditional release of Leyla Yunus, one of the country's mo

Decades of poorly regulated arms flows into Iraq as well lax controls on the ground have provided the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) with a large and lethal arsenal that is being use

· Vicious smear campaigns and threats aimed at closing down debate

Ugandan police have arbitrarily arrested political opposition leaders, used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse peaceful demonstrations and tortured opposition supporters, a new Amnesty Interna

Security forces have carried out scores of arrests and detentions in the wake of

Ahead of a legal challenge in Belfast’s High Court tomorrow (Thursday), Amnesty International has reiterated its call for Northern Ireland to lift its ban on same-sex marriage.

Press launch at British Library on Wednesday 2 December, 2 pm