Report
Under-Protected and Over-Restricted: The State of the Right to Protest in 21 European Countries
Amnesty International documents that the right of peaceful assembly is increasingly coming under attack in parts of Europe.
July 8, 2024
Press Release
UK/USA: Fight for Media Freedom Continues as Assange Reaches Plea Deal with U.S. Authorities
The charges against Assange should have never been brought against him in the first place, that he certainly should have…
June 26, 2024
Press Release
‘Positive News’ as Julian Assange Released from UK Prison
Amnesty International embraces the positive news that Julian Assange has finally been released from UK state custody after five years…
June 25, 2024
Press Release
‘Positive News’ for Defenders of Press Freedom as Assange Granted Permission to Appeal
The High Court has rightly concluded that - if extradited to the USA, Assange will be at risk of serious…
May 20, 2024
Press Release
Long Lasting Damage to Global Media Freedom as Julian Assange Back in UK Court Ahead of Possible Extradition to USA
The authorities in the U.S. seem hell-bent on making an example of Assange for exposing their alleged war crimes, rather…
May 16, 2024
Press Release
Julian Assange’s Five-Year Imprisonment in the UK is Unacceptable
The ongoing persecution of Assange makes a mockery of the USA’s obligations under international law, and their stated commitment to…
April 11, 2024
Press Release
UK/USA: Global Media Freedom at Risk as Julian Assange Back in UK Court Facing Possible Extradition to USA
Should Julian Assange be sent to the U.S. and prosecuted there, global media freedoms will be on trial, too.
February 13, 2024
Press Release
Joe Biden Must Tell Rishi Sunak To Drop ‘Deeply-Misconceived’ Troubles Bill
Commenting on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s forthcoming trip to Washington for talks with President Joe Biden, Grainne Teggart, Amnesty…
June 5, 2023
UK: Ambassador Reeker must publicly oppose the UK government’s Northern Ireland legacy proposals
On December 23, 2021, Amnesty International USA and Amnesty International UK wrote to Ambassador Philip T. Reeker to urge him…
January 5, 2022
Report
Governments Must Stop Conniving with Fossil Fuel Industries to Burn Our Rights
The world’s richest governments are effectively condemning millions of people to starvation, drought and displacement through their continued support of…
June 6, 2021
Press Release
G7 Leaders Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot by Failing to Tackle Global Vaccine Access
Ahead of the virtual meeting of G7 leaders hosted by the UK government on Friday, February 19, Amnesty International has…
February 19, 2021
Press Release
Privacy Must Not Be ‘Another Casualty’ of the Virus in the UK
UK Government plans to introduce a COVID-19 tracing app with a potentially centralized contract tracing system are deeply concerning and…
May 4, 2020