Category - Amnesty International

March 3, 2017

Son of opposition politician released from secret detention in Bangladesh

The release this week of a man held incommunicado for more than six months after his apparent abduction by security forces is a step forward, but Bangladeshi authorities need to immediately reveal the fate and whereabouts of two other men held in secret detention, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
February 28, 2017

Charities urge Government to reunite more refugee families

A group of four organisations are urging the UK government to change the rules around reuniting refugee families as a way of offering a safe haven to more vulnerable people.
February 23, 2017

Political rhetoric creates 'dangerous and divided world ' says Amnesty

.Politicians using toxic rhetoric, reminiscent of the 1930s, are creating a dangerous and divided world, said Amnesty International as it launched its annual assessment of human rights around the world yesterday.
February 21, 2017

Abortion law reform in Northern Ireland 'unfinished business'

Amnesty International has reminded all political parties in Northern Ireland that abortion reform is unfinished business and must be an urgent priority after the Assembly election, and in any political talks that follow.
February 16, 2017

Bahrain at 'tipping point' as crackdown continues

The authorities in Bahrain must refrain from using excessive force against protesters, Amnesty International has urged, as mass protests took place to mark the sixth anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising.
February 7, 2017

New report reveals 13,000 secretly hanged in Syrian military prison

A new Amnesty International report published today has exposed the "cold-blooded killing of thousands of defenceless prisoners" in a Syrian government jail where an estimated 13,000 people have been hanged in the past five years, and where mass hangings of up to 50 people at a time occur every week, sometimes twice a week.
February 3, 2017

Iran set to hang third juvenile offender in a month

The Iranian authorities must immediately stop the execution of a man arrested for a crime committed when he was 17 years old, said Amnesty International, ahead of his scheduled execution on 11 February 2017.
January 26, 2017

Dakota pipeline decision 'shameful' sidelining of indigenous people

Amnesty International has responded to president Trump's executive order on advancing the completion of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline.
January 20, 2017

Trump urged to drop 'hateful rhetoric' and respect human rights

As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office to become the next president of the United States later today, Amnesty International is pressing him and his administration to protect human rights in the USA and abroad.
January 19, 2017

Belfast rally to follow Donald Trump’s inauguration

A rally will be held in Belfast on Saturday 21 January, as part of a wave of international action timed to take place on the first day of Donald Trump's Presidency.