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The simple act of sending an email to your MP, signing a petition or posting a letter can protect our rights or help save someone's life. Explore how you can help add your name to our causes and make a real impact.

Sign a petition

Add your name to one of our petitions and help us put pressure on decision makers to respect our human rights.

A woman in an Amnesty International UK t-shirt holds up a placard that says 'Social security is a human right' outside The Houses of Parliament.

Prime Minister: Poverty is a political choice

We’re a calling for a social security system that works. One that’s designed by a new body with the authority to make real change, puts those most affected at the centre, and is built around rights, not cuts.

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

Iran, Lebanon and the wider Middle East: Demand a genuine, comprehensive, and sustained ceasefire

Stand up for civilians facing death, displacement and fear – act now to protect lives. Demand an immediate, comprehensive ceasefire in Iran, Lebanon and across the Middle East.

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End the prosecution of peaceful protestors in the UK

Hundreds of peaceful protestors have been arrested for protesting the ban on Palestine Action. Join the global campaign calling for the prosecution to stop.

Individuals at risk

Help us campaign for individuals, families, communities and organisations around the world who have had their human rights violated.

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Urgent Action: Release gravely ill journalist Zhang Zhan

Chinese journalist and human rights defender Zhang Zhan has been arbitrarily detained since January 2025. Now she's gravely ill. Act now to demand her release.

Activists from Baloch Students Council display banners as participate in a protest demanding the release of Mahrang Baloch, one of Pakistan's most prominent human rights advocates, along with missing Baloch persons, in Lahore on March 23, 2025.

Urgent Action: Stop the secret trials of Baloch activists

After a year in jail on trumped up charges, five Baloch activists are facing judgment in secret. Demand their release and a fair trial today.

6 media workers from Abzas Media have been arrested since November 2023. Abzas Media has been covering the high level of corruption, social issues, widespread use of torture in prison as well as the crack down on environmental protest in June 2023.

Urgent Action: Free Abzas Media journalist Nargiz Absalamova

Reporter Nargiz Absalamova is serving eight years in prison on trumped up charges and is being denied vital medical care. Act now to demand her release.

Actions from the movement

See how you can add your voice and help campaign actions started by the Amnesty International movement.

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Reverse the UK’s student visa ‘brake’ now

Women from Afghanistan, as well as Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon, who have worked tirelessly to achieve offers to UK universities are now being denied the opportunity to study under the UK government’s new visa ‘brake’ policy.

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Stop the wrongful removal of students' visas for speaking out

Email the US Secretary of Homeland Security to demand US authorities stop the wrongful removal of students’ visas and residency status and respect their human rights.

Pocket protest

Join thousands of like minded people standing up for humanity and human rights by taking action through your mobile phone.

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