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Scotland: Amnesty International responds to latest Scottish child poverty statisticsAmnesty International UK responds to the release of Scotland's latest poverty statistics
26 Mar 2026 Press release -
Haiti: Children suffering gang recruitment, attacks and sexual violence amid escalating crisis - New ReportThe relentless gang violence in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas has resulted in a brutal attack on childhood in Haiti, Amnesty International said in a new report.
11 Feb 2025 Press release -
Iran: authorities set to execute child offender contrary to international law18 Oct 2024 Press release
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Russia: children and their families targeted for anti-war dissent - new briefing30 May 2024 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: Two young men at imminent risk of execution after Supreme Court decision issued in secretAbdullah al-Derazi and Jalal Labbad sentenced to death for protesting against the regime
25 Oct 2023 Press release -
Russia/Ukraine: new history textbook for schools is attempt to 'indoctrinate' children01 Sep 2023 Press release
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Northern Ireland: Police must end 'appalling' practice of strip searching children immediatelyIt’s shocking that children as young as 14 are being strip searched by the PSNI
27 Jun 2023 Press release -
Knowledge is power - Shining a light on child rights in school libraries21 Mar 2023 Blog post
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Northern Ireland: 2023 must be year when we stop criminalising children30 Dec 2022 Press release
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UK: Home Office introduce citizenship fee waiver after 'years of raking in millions of pounds'Current administrative costs are £416 per application meaning £596 profit is made by Home Office from each child
26 May 2022 Press release -
UK: Strip search case 'another manifestation of institutional racism and misogyny' in policing
The use of strip searches against children is a serious violation of their dignity and human rights.
24 May 2022 Press release -
Nigeria: Eight years after Chibok more than 1,500 children abducted by armed groups
Nigeria: Eight years after Chibok more than 1,500 children abducted by armed groups
13 Apr 2022 Press release -
Bite Size ActivitiesAmnesty International UK's HRE team has created bite size activities for creative ways to learn about human rights. Discover bite size ideas for fun and creative ways to learn about human rights.
10 Mar 2022 Human rights education, Resource -
Syria: fatal shooting of child in al-Hol camp must be fully investigatedAmnesty International is calling for the Syrian Kurdish authorities controlling al-Hol displaced-persons camp in north-west Syria to launch an urgent investigation into yesterday’s shooting incident which killed at least one child and injured three women.
08 Feb 2022 Press release
