To mark the 25 th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, which will begin with 100 days of commemoration from today (7 April), Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “On...

Photographs of the winners can be downloaded here . Credit: Emily Mudie/Amnesty International. The winners of Amnesty International UK’s prestigious Media Awards 2019 have been announced at a ceremony...

Responding to news that Brunei has today finalised the implementation of a new Shariah Penal Code that introduces cruel punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual acts and amputation for...

Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey will give a speech at Amnesty’s Media Awards ceremony in London this evening “This was a deliberate decision designed to protect state secrets and send a chilling...

6 months on from execution no real signs of justice Trial of 11 suspects denounced as lacking credibility ‘Some governments whose diplomats have attended the trial of the alleged suspects have...

The Nigerian authorities must investigate the killing of a man shot dead by the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit while he was watching a televised football match in Lagos...

Responding to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s letter to Congress, Charanya Krishnaswami, Americas Advocacy Director at Amnesty International USA said: “Secretary Nielsen...

In response to the Burundian government’s decision to ban the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from operating in the country and to continue the suspension of the Voice of America (VOA) until...

Five years since the first same-sex UK marriage, Peter McGraith calls for marriage equality to be extended to Northern Ireland Equal marriage advocates Conor McGinn MP and Lord Hayward issue joint...

Responding to the news that Facebook will no longer allow content supporting white nationalism and white separatism to be published, Tanya O’Carroll, Director of Amnesty International Tech, said: “As...