Press Releases
Use the slider below to see satellite imagery showing devastation in Raqqa - June/July 2017 Thousands of civilians trapped in Raqqa in Syria are coming under fire from three different sides, said...
The Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and their rivals, the de facto Hamas administration in Gaza, have both launched a clampdown on dissent in recent months that has seen journalists from...
Responding to the Indian Supreme Court’s verdict today that the practice of talaq-e-biddat (known as ‘triple talaq’) is unconstitutional, Asmita Basu, Programmes Director at Amnesty International...
FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2017, 3-8pm An exhibition in Manchester next month is set to feature the real-life stories of women who have been imprisoned in Syria during the uprising and conflict of the past...
Planned lethal injection of Mark Asay comes as US executions at lowest levels for decades New report highlights multiple failings in Florida’s capital punishment system Amnesty International is...
‘We must always respond to attacks like these with resoluteness, confidence and respect for human rights’ - Esteban Beltrán As further information comes to light over the attack in the Spanish city of...
Housing and environmental failures behind human tragedy in Freetown “There must be no repeat of the mismanagement and corruption that blighted the response to the country’s Ebola crisis” - Makmid...
LONDON, WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2017 On Wednesday 30 August, Amnesty International is hosting a special screening in London of the documentary “Syria’s Disappeared: The Case Against Assad” followed by a...
The Hong Kong authorities’ relentless pursuit of jail terms for three leaders of the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement is a vindictive attack on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty...
More than 64% of refugees in Uganda are children under the age of 18 Failure of other countries to act “could result in an even worse humanitarian crisis” The international community must deliver and...