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A Scottish angle on human rights and the human rights angle on Scotland.

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Oct 29 2025 3:41PM
Civil Society Working Group 2026 Manifesto: A Call for Human Rights Action

Throughout the UK, we are witnessing a growing push-back against human rights. As living standards fall, public services strain and inequalities deepen, communities are becoming fragmented and are told there are not enough resources to...

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Amnesty works on almost every country on the planet. Our volunteer country specialists help us keep on top of reports and research about human rights abuses, and this is their take on our work.

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Oct 28 2025 10:51AM
Bangladesh: Dalit Women Sanitation Workers and the Fight for Water and Dignity

Bangladesh’s authorities must uphold the rights of Dalit sanitation workers, who face economic marginalization and entrenched gender- and caste-based discrimination.

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We are the Anti-Racism Network. We contribute to the work of the thousands if not millions of people working to bring down racist structures and systems. Together we are stronger. 

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Oct 28 2025 9:44AM
Celebrate Black History Month with Amnesty UK’s Anti-Racism Network

This Black History Month’s theme, standing firm in power and pride, like any commitment to a movement, must endure more than a mere month.

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Welcome to our priority campaigns blog, with the latest news and more indepth analysis of our bigger campaigns.

Our priorities change as human rights changes around the world, and right now we're focusing on our Stop Torture, My Body, My Rights, and Save the Human Rights Act campaigns. But you'll also find comments and updates on our work on Syria, LGBTI rights and human rights abuses by corporate companies.

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Oct 27 2025 5:55PM
Defending Civic Space

The shrinking of civic space is not an abstract concern, but an existential threat to the future of democracy, prosperity and international stability.

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Amnesty Feminists Network exists to campaign for a world where nobody suffers discrimination, exclusion or violence because of their sex or gender identity.