Press Releases

Francesca Albanese tells UN Human Rights Council there are ‘reasonable grounds to believe the threshold indicating Israel’s commission of genocide is met’ Campaigners rename road outside Israeli...

Activist in Benjamin Netanyahu face mask attached authentic-looking London street signs to lamp posts near embassy building Event comes as Francesca Albanese says there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to...

Reacting to the UK High Court’s decision to adjourn Julian Assange’s permission to appeal his extradition to the United States, Simon Crowther, Amnesty International’s Legal Adviser said: “The High...

Mass killing at Crocus City Hall must be thoroughly investigated Footage suggests one detained suspect had an ear cut off by his interrogators ‘Victims will not obtain justice unless those responsible...

‘This resolution must be accompanied by a shift in political pressure, including an immediate and comprehensive arms embargo’ - Agnès Callamard Responding to the UN Security Council’s adoption of a...

Leaked draft of first written penal code shows catastrophic consequences for women Saudi women who have tweeted support for women’s rights sentenced to some of the longest prison terms Amnesty has...

First time since the conflict began that the EU has made a call for a ceasefire Huge numbers of deaths and destruction could have been avoided European Council’s failure to attribute responsibility to...

Responding to David Cameron saying that the delivery of UK aid into Gaza has been delayed by the Israeli authorities for several weeks, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said...

Ahead of a fresh round of voting in the House of Lords today on the Government’s controversial Safety of Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “With the...

Detailed analysis shows code criminalises freedom of expression, homosexuality and abortion, and provides no protection for those targeted in crimes of ‘honour’ Draft code allows child offenders to be...