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Nov 4 2024 9:20AM
What is the European Convention on Human Rights?

The European Convention on Human Rights protects us all - no matter who we are. Read more on why we must stand up for the ECHR and keep our rights protected.
Oct 23 2024 6:31PM
At a crossroads: The future of the UK’s asylum system
Image shows signs pointing in different directions and text overlay reads: UK asylum system at a crossroads

The UK asylum system is in desperate need of reform. Fairness and efficiency should be at its core.  We’ve outlined 5 key proposals that can help fix the broken system and ensure that every asylum claim is treated with respect and dignity. 
Mar 16 2024 9:00AM
"No one should be left behind"
Anoosheh stands handcuffed in a prison uniform with a fist raised defiantly in the air

Anoosheh Ashoori returned home to his family 2 years ago, on the 16th March 2022, after being unjustly imprisoned in Evin Prison, Iran. This is why he's still fighting to free all unjustly imprisoned British nationals abroad.

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Feb 26 2025 9:56AM
On the Seductions of Technology and the Racialised Harms of the Criminal Legal System of England and Wales

Written by Dr Patrick Williams . The views expressed in this essay are the author’s own and not necessarily those of Amnesty International UK. On 15 September 2017, 11 young people from the central area of Greater Manchester, UK were...

Feb 24 2025 4:05PM
A New Tactic of State Violence
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There is a crisis of harm in society. We do not have an equitable distribution of the foundational things we all need to survive and thrive.

Feb 24 2025 2:01PM
Predictive Policing from the Colonies to the Contemporary

Written by Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper . The views expressed in this essay are the author’s own and not necessarily those of Amnesty International UK. Modern British policing does not simply emerge in 1829, out of the failures of the...

Feb 21 2025 10:44AM
Forced Disappearances in Pakistan: The Case of Mahrang Baloch

Forced disappearances have become a grim reality in Pakistan, particularly in regions like Balochistan. The systematic targeting of activists, political dissenters, and students has left thousands missing.

Feb 17 2025 12:00AM
Looking ahead to 2025: a critical year for human rights in Scotland

Amnesty International Scotland's Programme Director Neil Cowan writes about his hopes and ambitions for the Scottish human rights movement in 2025.

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