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UK: Amnesty response to Burnham's Gaza admission – recognition ‘a vital first step’, but action must followAmnesty International responds to Andy Burnham saying Labour "didn't get it right" in its initial response to Israel's military action in Gaza
09 Jul 2026 Press release -
A View from Amnesty: the Timms Review, poverty and the antidote to despairOur CEO, Kerry Moscogiuri, shares her thoughts on the implications of the 2026 Timms Review of the UK's Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
09 Jul 2026 Blog post -
UK healthcare workers: Foreign Secretary must act ‘publicly and forcefully’ to save tortured Gaza colleague804 doctors, nurses and medical professionals sign open letter to Yvette Cooper
09 Jul 2026 Press release -
UK: Timms Review must give disabled people the support they need - not ‘sticking plaster reform’
Amnesty International UK responds to the interim findings of the Timms report
09 Jul 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Police must act with urgency on anti-Muslim bonfire display
Amnesty International has called for police action in response to the display of an effigy of a mosque on top of a bonfire in Moygashel, Co. Tyrone.
09 Jul 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: New poll showing minority support for anti-immigrant violence must be a “wake-up call”
Amnesty has expressed deep concern at new polling showing a minority of people in Northern Ireland unwilling to condemn acts of anti-immigrant violence
08 Jul 2026 Press release -
UK: NHS at 78 – Amnesty says Palantir has ‘no business anywhere near’ patient dataPalantir's record represents an inherent risk to privacy, informed consent, and public trust – the very foundations the NHS was built on
03 Jul 2026 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Tourists and pilgrims jailed for social media posts – including British father of four01 Jul 2026 Press release -
Sudan: RSF atrocities in El Fasher ‘a stain on the conscience of humanity’ – new reportThe RSF committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in Sudan, Amnesty concluded in a major new report.
30 Jun 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Donaldson case exposes urgent need for inquiry into faith-based child abuse and safeguarding failures
The Donaldson conviction shows why allegations of abuse disclosed in a faith setting must be subject to robust safeguarding processes and independent scrutiny
30 Jun 2026 Press release -
UK: Imminent Immigration Bill is 'politics as performance not problem solving'Amnesty International UK criticises the UK Government’s planned Immigration and Asylum Bill and urges a fairer approach based on dignity, justice and humanity
30 Jun 2026 Press release -
UK: Health workers and activists brand Palantir a company ‘with blood on its hands’ in Brighton beach protest
Medical workers and Amnesty supporters gathered on Brighton beach today to demand that the NHS cut ties with Palantir
29 Jun 2026 Press release -
UK: Islamophobic attacks reaching emergency levels, says AmnestyWhen homes and mosques are firebombed and communities are left feeling terrified, we have reached a point of genuine emergency.
26 Jun 2026 Press release -
UK: Draft bill to ban conversion practices published – Amnesty ‘will scrutinise every word’The UK’s record on LGBT+ rights has deteriorated sharply over the last decade, in part because of the failure to legislate to ban conversion practices
25 Jun 2026 Press release -
Our leaders need to find the courage to stand up for refugeesRead about why the UK leadership's hostility towards refugees needs to change to address issues like social deprivation and injustice and make the world a safer place for everyone on World Refugee Day 2026
19 Jun 2026 Blog post -
Amnesty criticises UK government’s ‘gimmick’ response to the 'Great Israeli Real Estate Event'Amnesty has rejected the UK Government's weak response to the 'Great Israeli Real Estate Event'- an event that enables war crimes and crimes against humanity
16 Jun 2026 Press release -
UK: A 'shameful chapter in our history' - Amnesty responds to today's ruling on the proscription of Palestine ActionTom Southerden, Amnesty International UK's Legal Programme Director responds to today's ruling on the proscription of Palestine Action.
15 Jun 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland has a racism problem, not an immigration problem - Belfast rallySpeaking in advance of an anti-racism rally today, Patrick Corrigan from Amnesty International UK said the recent attacks in Northern Ireland were part of a worsening pattern of organised racist violence.
15 Jun 2026 Press release -
UK: Social media ban for under-16s 'right diagnosis, wrong prescription'15 Jun 2026 Press release -
UK: Terrorist sentence for Palestine Action activist marks 'dangerous' move against right to protest
Amnesty International comment on Palestine Action activists being sentenced as terrorists
13 Jun 2026 Press release
