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Amnesty Media Awards 2022: judges announced as entries close in just over a month

First wave of judges announced Closing date for entries is 20 January 2022: https://amnesty-media-awards.org.uk/ Amnesty International UK has announced the first…

Ethiopia: new wave of atrocities in Western Tigray

Amhara security forces are responsible for a surge of mass detentions, killings and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in the Western Tigray territory of northern Ethiopia, Amnesty International...

Myanmar: Military starving civilians in 'brutal' anti-resistance campaign

The Myanmar military has been obstructing civilians’ access to crucial aid and medical supplies as part of its suppression of armed resistance to February coup, Amnesty International said today (17...

Afghanistan: Fresh evidence of war crimes during collapse and Taliban takeover

The Taliban, United States military, and Afghan security forces were all responsible for attacks that resulted in extensive civilian suffering before the country’s government collapsed earlier this...

Northern Ireland: Supreme Court finds police wrong not to investigate torture of 'Hooded Men'

The UK Supreme Court has today found that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) acted unlawfully by deciding not to proceed with an investigation into the torture of 14 men in the 1970s. The...

Russia: seven protest leaders in Ingushetia jailed for up to nine years

Peaceful protests were about plans to change the border with Chechnya ‘Their sentencing sends a chilling message to civil society leaders in Ingushetia and beyond’ - Marie Struthers Seven Russian...

Belarus: Scathing prison sentence for opposition leader is politically motivated

Homel Regional Court today sentenced Syrahei Tsikhanouski to 18 years in prison Reacting to the 18-year prison sentence handed down today to Syarhei Tsikhanouski who was arrested in May 2020 after...

UK: Amnesty warns Human rights 'not sweets in a sweetshop' as consultation launched

Responding to news that plans to make changes to human rights laws, including the launch of a consultation into replacing the Human Rights Act, will be announced by the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab...

UK/USA: 'travesty of justice' as Assange ruling fails to recognise extradition risks

‘The US government’s indictment poses a grave threat to press freedom both in the United States and abroad’ - Nils Muižnieks Responding to the High Court’s decision this morning to accept the USA’s...

UK/China: diplomatic protests over Beijing Winter Olympics shine 'significant' spotlight on human rights

‘If other nations follow suit this will send an important message on human rights to Beijing’ - Sacha Deshmukh Responding to an announcement from the UK that its diplomatic staff will not attend the...