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UK: Amnesty backs MPs' call to terminate NHS England's contract with Palantir – and demands Government must act nowAmnesty responds to the cross-party House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee concluding the government should terminate NHS England's contract with Palantir, citing the company "supporting highly controversial policies and activities".
03 Jun 2026 Press release -
Tortured, disappeared, executed: How Iran is using war as a shield for systematic repressionSince the unlawful military attack launched by the USA and Israel against Iran on 28 February 2026, Iranian authorities have arbitrarily arrested more than 6,000 people
28 May 2026 Press release -
Powerful exhibit in London documents Myanmar military’s attempt to crush a protest movementPowerful exhibit in London documents Myanmar military’s attempt to crush a protest movement
21 May 2026 Press release -
Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza sparks 'grave concerns' for 175 detained activistsIt is appalling that activists participating in a peaceful solidarity mission to break Israel's unlawful blockade have been arbitrarily detained once again
30 Apr 2026 Press release -
Middle East: World leaders must ‘draw a red line’ and secure a lasting ceasefireFragile ceasefires leave civilians across the Middle East deeply vulnerable
29 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK accused of complicity as world faces most dangerous moment for human rights - annual reportAmnesty's annual report warns the world is moving towards a dangerous phase of systemic breakdown, driven by states acting with increasing impunity.
21 Apr 2026 Press release -
Sudan: three years on, UK government urged to halt "shameful" arms salesThree years on from the start of the conflict in Sudan, Amnesty are urging the UK Government to halt arms sales to the UAE, as warring parties intensify their brutal war on civilians.
15 Apr 2026 Press release -
Israel/OPT: States must protect Global Sumud Flotilla challenging Israel's unlawful blockade and ongoing genocide in GazaSix months on since the so-called ceasefire agreement in October 2025, Israel persists in its genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza
10 Apr 2026 Press release -
Lebanon: Urgent call to protect civilians as death toll mounts following brutal escalation in Israeli attacksJust hours after the world cautiously welcomed news of a US-Israeli ceasefire with Iran, in Lebanon the nightmare for civilians has become more terrifying.
08 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK: Starmer’s Middle East visit must be ‘backed by action, not just words’Amnesty International UK urges Starmer to back his Middle East visit with action, ending UK arms to Israel and upholding international law.
08 Apr 2026 Press release -
Iran: Trump’s apocalyptic threats against civilians demand urgent global actionDonald Trump’s very act of making such apocalyptic threats, including his warning of ending ‘a whole civilization’, reveals a staggering level of cruelty and disregard for human life
07 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK: Amnesty calls on Starmer to pull US base access as Trump threatens to kill ‘a whole civilization’For President Trump to threaten that 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' echoes genocidal language
07 Apr 2026 Press release -
Myanmar: New presidential title must not shield Min Aung Hlaing from being tried for ‘grave violations’Parliamentarians loyal to former Senior General Min Aung Hlaing voted him in as the next president of Myanmar
03 Apr 2026 Press release -
Iran: 12-year-old children recruited as soldiers and armed with AK-47 riflesThe Iranian authorities are shamelessly encouraging children as young as 12 to join an IRGC-run military campaign, putting them in grave danger and violating international law
02 Apr 2026 Press release -
Israel/OPT: Adoption of death penalty law by the Israeli Knesset requires urgent EU measures – joint NGO statementIsraeli Knesset’s decision to approve a bill that makes death penalty effectively mandatory in the West Bank is appalling
02 Apr 2026 Press release -
Scotland: Party leaders must pledge to keep Palantir out of Scotland’s NHSVoters need to see that there is no place in Scotland for companies profiting from widespread human rights violations
01 Apr 2026 Press release -
Iran: Seven at risk of imminent execution as four executed in secret within 24 hoursVahid Bani Amerian, Abolhassan Montazer, Babak Alipour, Pouya Ghobadi, Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvarkar and Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi – were sentenced to death following grossly unfair proceedings
31 Mar 2026 Press release -
Israel: Iran's missile strike that killed nine civilians 'must be investigated as a war crime'Strike on Ramat Lehi neighbourhood destroyed Tiferet Israel synagogue
31 Mar 2026 Press release -
Israel/OPT: New ‘death penalty for terrorists’ law must be urgently repealed
Israeli authorities must urgently repeal legislative amendments expanding Israel’s use of the death penalty, adopted today with a majority of 62 Knesset members
31 Mar 2026 Press release -
US threats to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure could lead to war crimesPresident Trump must immediately retract these dangerous threats and commit the US to upholding international humanitarian law
24 Mar 2026 Press release
