Amnesty International

July 27, 2017

Still a long way to go on LGBTI equality, warns Amnesty

Fifty years on from the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality for LGBTI people in this country and across the world, Amnesty International UK has warned.
July 26, 2017

Fourteen men are at imminent risk of beheading in Saudi Arabia

Fourteen men face execution after a mass trial which Amnesty International says was "grossly unfair".
July 21, 2017

Maldives urged to halt first execution in more than 60 years

The Maldives authorities must immediately halt its first execution planned in more than 60 years and preserve its positive death penalty record, Amnesty International said yesterday.
July 14, 2017

Amnesty International and Liberty respond to Repeal Bill

Amnesty International UK and Liberty yesterday (13 July 2017) jointly called on the Government to ensure the Brexit process does not roll back the rights and freedoms of people in the UK – and to include this formal commitment in the text of the Repeal Bill.
July 7, 2017

Director of Amnesty International Turkey detained

Idil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey, has been detained less than a month after the Chair of the organisation, Taner Kiliç was also detained.
June 30, 2017

Hong Kong's freedoms under threat, says Amnesty

Hong Kong’s political leaders must show they are prepared to resist pressure from President Xi Jinping to further erode human rights in the city, says Amnesty International.
June 23, 2017

Police need more training on hate crime, says Amnesty

Amnesty International has called for improved training for police into how to deal with hate crime and for a review of the hate crime legal framework as it publishes a new briefing Against Hate: Tackling hate crime in the UK.
June 19, 2017

Use of white phosphorous in Syria may be war crime, says Amnesty

Expert analysis of videos shows likely use of US-made white phosphorus artillery projectiles on two civilian districts of Raqqa.
June 17, 2017

Survey shows overwhelming support for abortion law reform in Northern Ireland

Amnesty International has welcomed the results of the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey which has revealed that an overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland favour reform of Northern Ireland's abortion laws.
June 13, 2017

Calls for next government to commit to Northern Ireland abortion reform

Amnesty International has issued a warning that the negotiations to establish the next UK Government must not trade away long overdue abortion law reform in Northern Ireland.