Press Releases

The Hong Kong authorities must not return two sisters to Saudi Arabia where their lives would be in grave danger, Amnesty International said today. The women, aged 18 and 20 and known as Reem and...

Amnesty International has welcomed today’s Supreme Court ruling that an effective investigation into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane has not yet been conducted by the UK...

Amnesty International UK has today revealed the finalists for the Amnesty UK Media Awards 2019 , a prestigious set of awards now in its 28th year. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced...

28 women - the number of women who fly from Northern Ireland for an abortion each week - marched on Parliament today to demand abortion rights Demonstrators included Derry Girls actors and MPs Diana...

One of the three - Mohammad Kalhori - was only 15 when arrested At least 90 people on death row for crimes that took place when they were under 18 ‘The Iranian authorities have a horrific track record...

Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena should halt plans to execute at least 13 people for drug-related crimes, Amnesty International said today. In an open letter published today, Amnesty’s...

DIARY NOTICE - NORTHERN IRELAND ABORTION RIGHTS DEMO: TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2019 28 women - the number of women who fly from Northern Ireland for an abortion each week - will march with suitcases to...

‘UK Government and Parliament are in a weak position as long as a ban on same-sex marriage continues within the UK’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has welcomed a report by the House of...

Responding to the release of a draft law which will act as a legal basis for recognising same-sex marriage in Taiwan, Annie Huang, Amnesty International Taiwan’s Director, said: “This is a huge step...

Anti-NGO laws have been implemented or are in the pipeline in 50 countries Repressive policies of the Russian government have caused a ripple effect UK Government must lead by example and stand up...