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Campaigners stage 'oil spill' at Shell HQ to mark AGM and demand justice

Striking visual protest staged by Amnesty UK, Fossil Free London, and Justice 4 Nigeria coalition coincides with Shell’s AGM This morning, activists from Amnesty International UK, Fossil Free London...

Amnesty International call for Prevent Duty to be scrapped

- On National Children’s Day, Amnesty International called for the controversial Prevent duty to be scrapped - Amnesty took their message directly to delegates at the Education World Forum - 40% of...

Russia: 'No authoritarian assault will silence our fight for justice' - Amnesty responds to Kremlin ban

Russian authorities have declared Amnesty International an ‘undesirable organisation’ The decision comes three years after Russian authorities blocked access to Amnesty’s websites and shut down its...

UK: Government urged to disclose genocide risk assessments on Gaza – MP letter

65 signatories from nine different political parties and independent parliamentarians sign open letter demanding transparency amid escalating mass atrocities in Gaza Letter also expresses alarm at the...

Syria: New government must prioritise justice, truth and accountability to prevent further abuse - Amnesty warns

Syria’s new government faces a crucial opportunity to break with a legacy of grave human rights violations Justice for victims of mass enforced disappearances remains one of the most urgent human...

UK: Government plan for return hubs is a 'harmful distraction'

Responding to the Government’s announcement today that it will begin talks with other countries on “return hubs” for people whose asylum applications have been refused, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty...

Russia: Book publishers arrested in 'ruthless campaign' against LGBT+ people

The case is built on allegations of distributing more than 900 copies of ten LGBT+ themed publications within Russia These arrests come amid an escalating crackdown on LGBT+ rights If convicted, the...

Northern Ireland: Executive’s racial equality strategy fails amid rising racist attacks in a ‘year of hate’

New PSNI report shows 1,807 racist incidents 1,188 crimes in the year to end of March 2025 - the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004/05 Level of race hate incidents   hit new high...

Amnesty response to London High Court hearing on UK arms exports to Israel

Images available here : striking photos featuring a masked figure of Keir Starmer holding a placard denying the mass atrocities in Gaza © Marie-Anne Ventoura/Amnesty International Today (13 May) is...

Saudi Arabia: British citizen Ahmed al-Doush receives a 10 year sentence

Manchester based British national Ahmed al-Doush been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Saudi Arabia It is unknown to Ahmed’s family and UK legal team what the charges were for He has faced multiple...