Press Releases
Hundreds of thousands of vehicles driven by women or with female passengers have been confiscated Scale of prosecutions unknown but fears it may to run into many thousands One woman lashed 74 times...
Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash and Admiral Viktor Sokolov wanted in relation to attacks on electricity power plants and sub-stations ‘The ICC has served notice that those alleged to have committed...
French parliamentarians vote to revise the country’s constitution to enshrine ‘guaranteed freedom’ to access an abortion. Widespread rollback in abortion rights in USA partly prompted the move ‘Today...
In response to Rishi Sunak’s speech today, Ilyas Nagdee, Amnesty International UK’s Racial Justice Director, said: “The overwhelmingly peaceful protests about mass atrocities in Gaza must not be...
The prominent British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah will be in conversation at an Amnesty International UK event in London on Wednesday 27 March (19:30-20:45)...
Lai Ke was detained in a psychiatric centre throughout her sentence and denied access to vital medicines ‘Time is of the essence to prevent Lai Ke from being unlawfully deported to mainland China ’ -...
Latest Home Office statistics show number of unresolved cases stands at 128,786 Government’s three-year-long refusal to process asylum claims is at root of serious problems with the system Tragic...
In response to the Prime Minister's call for further restrictions on protest, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK’s Law and Human Rights Director, said: “Talk of ‘mob rule’ is extremely dangerous...
The Belfast High Court has today ruled that provisions for conditional immunity from prosecution for Troubles offences in the controversial Troubles Act are not compatible with human rights...
Award-winning actors Olivia Colman and Adrian Lester are starring in a gripping new short film released today (Wednesday 28 Febuary) by Amnesty International UK, as the organisation calls attention to...