Responding to reports that the Northern Ireland Office is to make regulations to give the Secretary of State the powers to direct the commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland. Grainne...

“No-one ever seems to be arrested and prosecuted for these threats. The Chief Constable must explain why” – Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has written to the Northern Ireland Assembly All...

Uyghurs in exile in Italy, Turkey and elsewhere discover their children in China have been sent to ‘orphan camps’ Other relatives in Xinjiang targeted and unable to look after the children Orphan...

Responding to reports that the Home Secretary is considering sending people seeking asylum in the UK to be processed in countries or overseas territories deemed “safe” , Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee...

Responding to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report into the use of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) in England during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty...

More than 11 million people imprisoned globally, prisons becoming hotbeds for virus In many countries, prisons have resorted to excessive and abusive confinement Amnesty urges countries to prioritise...

Film editor jailed for ‘false news’ and insulting a police officer Along with her mother and sister, was attacked by mob with connivance of police ‘Today’s verdict is yet another crushing blow for the...

First-ever ruling on marriage equality in Japan finds current ban unconstitutional Ruling comes after lawsuit brought by three same-sex couples for psychological damage ‘Japan has been lagging behind’...

Global inequalities in vaccine access spiraling out of control. Countries such as Papua New Guinea will continue to be at the back of the queue for limited supplies of vaccines ‘A combination of an...

‘ Trade is obviously important to all nations, but t he Foreign Secretary shouldn’t be throwing human right defenders to the wolves like this’ – Kate Allen Responding to an audio recording of the...