Press Releases
In response to the UK and France striking a deal to prevent people seeking asylum crossing the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “The...
Security forces used water cannons, tear gas and stun grenades to disperse crowds Responding to the news that the Parliament of Georgia has announced its intention to withdraw the repressive bills on...
Responding to reports that the government in Punjab – Pakistan’s most populous province – has imposed a ban on ‘assemblies, gatherings, sit-ins, rallies, and protests across the district of Lahore’ by...
New law introduced a year ago after human rights claims from Crown Prince Women need male guardian’s permission to get married, have limited rights to initiate a divorce, and father automatically...
No safe and legal routes announced for people fleeing conflict and persecution The Bill will create significant obstacles, penalties and harms to people seeking asylum in the UK ‘The Government is...
New prohibition on broadcasting speeches of embattled former prime minister is part of long pattern of using media regulator for political ends Private news channel ARY News also has licence suspended...
Sunday’s huge fire destroyed some 2,000 shelters, leaving an estimated 12,000 people without shelter Cox’s Bazaar is world’s largest refugee camp, hosting an estimated one million-plus people ‘It is...
Responding to a decision not to bring forward a prosecution in relation to threats against the award-winning Northern Ireland journalist Patricia Devlin and her baby, Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty...
New testimonies show Assad’s forces and Turkey-backed Syrian National Army have used aid ‘politically’ Armed groups pressured search-and- rescue teams into prioritising operations at the homes of...
Wave of arrests of women’s rights defenders, academics, and activists New evidence of attacks, abductions and enforced disappearances against civilians in Panjshir ‘ The current accountability gap is...