Press Releases
Launch of acclaimed new book ‘Taking Sides: a memoir about love, war, and changing the world’ Former war correspondent and human rights activist Sherine Tadros will be in discussion with CNN's chief...
At least 94 put to death in January and February, with escalating use of death penalty against persecuted ethnic minorities Horrific sexual violence and other torture allegedly used to extract false...
Former president denied medical care, putting him at grave risk of death Saakashvili has been in detention for 16 months and is suffering from serious psychological, neurological, orthopedic and...
Norwegian FA has tabled human rights proposal ahead of FIFA’s meeting in Rwanda this month Thousands of migrant workers suffered serious human rights violations in Qatar connected to World Cup ‘We’d...
Recent shipments have involved companies based in Thailand, India, Japan, Greece, Luxembourg, Singapore and Switzerland Myanmar military has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in the past two years...
Responding to the news that one protester was killed and dozens injured as a result of the unlawful use of water cannons and tear gas by police in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday, Harindrini Corea...
Responding to the tragic shipwreck off the coast of Steccato di Cutro, Italy, in which at least 62 migrants , including children, lost their lives, Eve Geddie, Amnesty International’s Europe Director...
Reacting to the signing of a communiqué by more than 30 countries in Costa Rica calling for international legal controls on killer robots , Agnès Callamard , Amnesty International’s Secretary General...
New Home Office statistics show asylum claims backlog topping 160,000 ‘Refusing asylum to people who have good claims by making unreasonable bureaucratic demands is a recipe for more injustice’ -...
Four activists in Wellingborough - including an 84-year-old - were arrested by Northants Police for protesting against felling of historically-important trees Local council has apparently condemned 61...