Press Releases

Children as young as 14 can be prosecuted under harsh new laws A 12-year-old was placed in an orphanage for an anti-war school drawing, while a ten-year-old’s home was searched over her WhatsApp...

All 47 democracy advocates must be released immediately Convictions send strong message that freedom of speech will not be tolerated ‘This unprecedented mass conviction is the most ruthless...

Belfast vigil hears call for UK to stop arming Israel following deadly attack on Rafah refugee camp Speaking at a vigil in Belfast this evening (Wednesday 29 May) calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and...

National security police announced the arrests of six people for allegedly violating Article 23 - the first known detentions under this law ‘Remembering the Tiananmen crackdown is not and never shall...

Marking the 35 th anniversary of the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown in Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989, Amnesty International UK has teamed up with Stage June Fourth to support the first...

Responding to the Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s remarks on X today saying that an Israel Defense Forces investigation into Israel’s attack on a refugee camp in Rafah on Sunday should be “swift...

Children playing table football were among 32 children killed in the attacks on al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza and Rafah last month Findings of detailed investigation consistent with broader...

All third countries have a duty to press Israel to comply with International Court of Justice’s call to halt military operations in Rafah A ceasefire remains the most effective means to alleviate the...

Chair of Northern Ireland Affairs Committee details dangers of leaving vital European Convention Calls to leave ECHR fail to recognise crucial role in securing peace in Northern Ireland ‘Don’t play...

Rapid Support Forces and militias surround El Fasher, the only capital city in Darfur free of RSF control ‘The conflict is having a devastating toll on civilians’ - Tigere Chagutah Responding to...