Responding to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he will cut the overseas aid budget by a third, ending the Government’s commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on aid, Amnesty UK...

Letter to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis adds to escalating pressure on Government as deadline approaches ‘The Government’s failure, after 31 years, to establish an independent...

Ahmadreza Djalali has been transferred to solitary confinement in Evin prison and told by authorities that he will be killed imminently Djalali was sentenced to death for ‘corruption on earth’ but he...

Fresh call on authorities to release women’s rights activist held since May 2018 Al-Hathloul has been on hunger strike for almost a month Authorities should allow diplomats and journalists to attend...

EIPR Director held in cold cell in solitary, denied warm clothing and exercise, and had head shaved First case of reprisal against activists for engaging with Western diplomats Amnesty launches new...

‘Marked for life’ report calls for halt to hasty camp closures Those detained in anti-ISIS sweeps have suffered years of detention and mistreatment ‘Nothing is bigger and more dangerous than someone...

Policing Board has recommended spit hoods are withdrawn from use ‘The decision to roll out spit hoods, rather than withdraw them from use as advised by the Policing Board, is extraordinary.’ - Patrick...

Oxford/AstraZeneca’s deal for low and middle-income country distribution welcomed Big pharma has responsibility to respect human rights ‘Governments and companies need to start prioritising access for...

Northern Ireland journalist Patricia Devlin has written to the Chief Constable of the PSNI threatening legal action unless he provides assurances that the PSNI will conduct an immediate and effective...

(L-R: Mohamed Basheer, Gasser Abdel-Razek and Karim Ennarah; credit: Amnesty International/EIPR) Three members of respected Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights group arrested in space of five days...