Press Releases

Independent investigation needed into protest deaths Responding to an announcement that a new interim government is to be formed in Bangladesh following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...

Thirty-four-year-old Kurd executed at dawn with no prior notice given to him, his family or his lawyer Rasaei is the tenth ‘Woman Life Freedom’ protester to be executed following a grossly unfair...

Racist violence across the UK continues ‘Big Tech platforms are offering the far-right a powerful venue to incite hate and organise’ - Pat de Brún Responding to the role of social media platforms amid...

Responding to the racist attacks in Belfast over the weekend, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Director of Amnesty International, and one of the speakers at the anti-racism rally in Belfast on...

In response to recent racist attacks and other violent disorder across the UK, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “The widespread violence and hate crimes we’ve...

There are abortion bans and restrictions in 21 states meaning the USA is failing to comply with its human rights obligations ‘I was having panic attacks every day’ - harrowing stories of people...

‘These thugs act not out of love for country but out of hatred of others’ - Patrick Corrigan ​ In reaction to the racist violence in Belfast today, Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s Northern...

Crowds gather outside Belfast City Hall to call for unity ' The more you try to divide us, the more united we grow. The more hate you try to stoke, the more love we will show to our neighbours' -...

Responding to news of the release of 16 people - including Russian human rights defenders - from Russian and Belarusian prisons today as part of an international prisoner swap deal, Marie Struthers...

‘Bid book’ shows country has failed to tackle labour exploitation, repression of activists or laws discriminating against women and LGBTI people Joint 2030 bid from Morocco, Portugal and Spain also...