“Today is a vindication of a long and difficult battle to secure justice for the thousands of children who suffered cruelty when they should have been receiving care” – Patrick Corrigan Amnesty...

Former inmates told Amnesty they were held in cells with bodies of deceased detainees for days Untrustworthiness of Government information means virus spread might be more extensive than reported...

Responding to new Home Office guidance over immigration checks via video calls for those seeking to establish the right to rent or work, Amnesty International has warned that the system is “unworkable...

Responding to new abortion regulations that have come into force in Northern Ireland today, Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland Campaign Manager, said: “Finally women in Northern...

Letter to Government agencies calls for reduction of prison population Large numbers in pre-trial detention, while thousands are in poor health ‘The present state of Russia’s penitentiary system...

New measures allowing women in England to take abortion pills at home as part of Covid-19 response were published and then withdrawn last week Department of Health has confirmed new guidelines now...

Viktor Orbán's Government can rule by decree People could face five years in jail for infringing sweeping new powers 'This bill creates an indefinite and uncontrolled state of emergency' - David Vig...

Following moves by governments in Northern Ireland and Scotland to consider the early release of some prisoners as part of coronavirus prevention measures , Amnesty International UK is calling on the...

Coronavirus putting increasing strain on specialist domestic abuse services which are ‘falling apart at the seams’ and already ‘having to close doors’ Domestic abuse services and human rights...

Amnesty and a number of other organisations have released a joint statement Calls on Turkish government to release innocent prisoners as well as those vulnerable to the virus, including the elderly...