‘Great March of Return’ protests continue in the Gaza Strip today Since protests began on 30 March over 5,500 people have been injured with more than 1,700 of injuries caused by live ammunition “Time...

Responding to the news that Donald Trump will be visiting the UK on Friday 13 July, Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK’s Director, said: "When Donald Trump arrives on these shores, we and thousands...

A video in which detained Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng says he would never dismiss his own chosen lawyers was released by his family today, contradicting police claims that he willingly...

New report on prosecution, detention, intimidation and mass arrests in the country since 2016 “Turkish authorities have deliberately and methodically set about dismantling civil society” - Gauri van...

Following the sentences handed down to 13 journalists and executives of the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet on charges of “acting on behalf of a terrorist organisation or making the organisation’s...

Welcoming the latest amendment passed in the House of Lords to the Government’s flagship Brexit legislation which places limits on the use of Ministerial ‘Henry VIII’ powers, Felix Jakens, Head of...

Amnesty spokespeople on the ground and available for interview The Armenian authorities must show restraint when dealing with demonstrations in the capital Yerevan and avoid any excessive use of force...

REPORT SHOWS CONSENSUS AMONG MEDICAL PROFESSION THAT THE CURRENT LAW IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE ‘ Whilst this report calls for a change to the law in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities, it is not the...

‘Israel is still conducting what it calls “voluntary” deportations, though in reality there is nothing voluntary about them’ - Magdalena Mughrabi Responding to the Israeli government’s declaration to...

President Trump has made hostile statements and deployed National Guard ‘Seeking asylum is not a crime in the USA or anywhere’ - Erika Guevara-Rosas The US and Mexican authorities must stop demonising...