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Northern Ireland: Burning mosque effigy a ‘shameful display of hatred’We condemn the burning of an effigy of a mosque on top of a bonfire in Moygashel, Co. Tyrone and praise the PSNI's proactive response.
10 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: 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 -
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 -
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 -
UK: Amnesty International response to deaths of four people attempting to cross the ChannelAmnesty response to four tragic deaths of asylum seekers in the English Channel
09 Apr 2026 -
UK asylum system failing: Afghan and Iranian approvals plummetGovernment’s latest immigration statistics, showing asylum grant rates of just 34% for Afghans and 58% for Iranians in the year ending December 2025
26 Feb 2026 Press release -
Human rights rollback: Reform framing 'poisoning the public debate' and scapegoating immigrants
Amnesty warns that proposals to leave the ECHR, expand mass deportations and weaken legal safeguards risk undermining democracy and fuelling division.
23 Feb 2026 Press release -
Italy: Cutro shipwreck trial an opportunity to shine a light on government ‘failures and reckless decisions'94 people, including 34 children, drowned in Italian waters in Cutro shipwreck
29 Jan 2026 Press release -
EU: Changes to asylum protection mark ‘unprecedented attack’ on system of safetyChanges make it easier for EU states to apply ‘safe third country’ concept to reject asylum applications as inadmissible without examination
18 Dec 2025 Press release -
USA: New findings reveal human rights violations at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and Krome detention centresFlorida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ found to operate in inhuman, unsanitary, and unregulated conditions
04 Dec 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Racist crimes at record levels in 2025, ‘a shameful year’New PSNI report shows 2,048 racist incidents and 1,280 race hate crimes - among the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004
27 Nov 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Migrant workers subjected to ten years of abuse on Riyadh Metro project – new reportMigrant workers who travelled to Saudi Arabia to work on the Riyadh Metro project were forced to pay exorbitant recruitment fees, worked in dangerous heat and earned pitiful wages during a decade of serious abuse
18 Nov 2025 Press release -
UK: Asylum proposals ‘cross a dangerous line’ by weakening protections for refugees and everyone‘Once you strip rights from one group, you hand licence to whoever comes next to strip them from others’ - Steve Valdez-Symonds
17 Nov 2025 Press release -
Labour Conference: Amnesty warns against 'tough talk' on migration at expense of rights29 Sep 2025 Press release
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Myanmar: Dangers facing Rohingya in northern Rakhine State would make repatriation ‘catastrophic’29 Sep 2025 Press release
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Northern Ireland: ‘A year of hate and fear’ – racist crimes hit record highNew PSNI annual report shows 2,049 racist incidents and 1,329 race hate crimes - detailing the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004
28 Aug 2025 Press release -
UK: Latest immigration figures show Government continuing harmful policies ‘failing refugees, wasting public money, fuelling dysfunction’
UK: Latest immigration figures show Government continuing harmful policies ‘failing refugees, wasting public money, fuelling dysfunction’
21 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Asylum seekers deserve to live with dignity
Amnesty International response to a challenge to the planning status of hotels housing asylum seekers in Northern Ireland
20 Aug 2025 Press release
