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Ethiopia: Release of jailed journalists and bloggers welcome ahead of Obama visit

Four journalists, two bloggers and at least six students freed ahead of Presidential visit

'Dramatic' fall in deaths of migrants in Med proves value of Search and Rescue

‘The implication is obvious: more resources for search-and-rescue in the right places do save lives’ - Gauri van Gulik

Child abuse: Amnesty condemns exclusion of Kincora scandal from UK inquiry

‘By excluding Kincora, the Home Secretary looks like she is now playing her part in a decades-long cover-up’ – Patrick Corrigan

Srebrenica: UN failure to pass genocide resolution 'insult to the memory of the dead'

‘The denial of genocide is betraying the suffering of victims and their families’ - John Dalhuisen

Russia: new list of 12 'undesirable' NGOs is part of move to suffocate free expression

‘This list is yet another move to suffocate freedom of expression and association in Russia’ - John Dalhuisen

Two-thirds majority in Ireland want abortion decriminalised

Irish government should hold abortion referendum, says Amnesty

Gaza: new digital mapping project reveals deadly pattern of Israeli attacks

Gaza Platform is tool for investigators and ‘most comprehensive record of attacks’ that currently exists

Migrants heading for Europe facing abuse and extortion in the Balkans

“Serbia and Macedonia have become a sink for the overflow of refugees and migrants that nobody in the EU seems willing to receive.” - Gauri van Gulik

Taser: Jordon Begley inquest verdict - Amnesty International statement

Responding to the verdict of the inquest into the death of 23-year-old Jordon Begley, Amnesty International UK’s Arms Programme Director Oliver Sprague said:

Northern Ireland: 68% back equal marriage - higher than Irish referendum. Amnesty calls for law change

“It’s high time Northern Ireland said a big ‘we do too’ to equality” - Patrick Corrigan