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The Human Rights Act: ExplainedThe Human Rights Act brings home fundamental, universal rights we all have as human beings, and allows us to challenge authorities if they violate them. If you’re lucky you won’t ever need to use it in a court. But it’s protecting you all the same.
Explainer 23 Feb 2021 -
UK: Landmark Supreme Court ruling forces Shell to address abuses in NigeriaThe UK Supreme Court has today ruled in favour of two Niger Delta communities who are seeking justice for environmental damage caused by Shell.
Press release 12 Feb 2021 -
Global: Activists silenced by governments during COVID-19 pandemic - new reportMarking International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2020 in Manila, Philippines. © Jes Aznar/Getty Images
Press release 09 Feb 2021 -
UK: Stansted 15 appeal verdict a 'good day for justice'Activists peacefully attempted to prevent the deportation of 60 people at Stansted Airport in 2017
Press release 29 Jan 2021 -
UK: Lords must oppose 'licence to torture' for British troops abroad‘The UK’s international reputation is at stake’ - Kate Allen
Press release 20 Jan 2021 -
UK should commit to global ban on torture equipment as part of BrexitAmnesty International is calling on the UK government to make a formal statement of support for a global ban on the trade in equipment used for capital punishment or torture as the UK leaves the current EU system which regulates the “torture trade”.
Press release 10 Dec 2020 -
UK: New immigration rules targeting rough sleepers 'cruel and inhumane''The Home Office has talked of becoming a more ‘fair, humane and compassionate’ department - immediately scrapping this cruel rule on rough sleeping would be a good place to start' - Kate Allen
Press release 01 Dec 2020 -
UK: Aid cut 'bad omen for direction of travel on Foreign Affairs'
'The decision to slash aid at a time of such great need is hugely disappointing' - Kate Allen
Press release 25 Nov 2020 -
UK/USA: letter to US ambassador Woody Johnson warns of election violenceAmnesty International UK has written to the US Ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, warning of the risk of violence during next week’s presidential election.
Press release 30 Oct 2020 -
Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces 'judicial charade' with summons to courtChances of fair trial are ‘basically zero’ - Kate Allen
Press release 28 Oct 2020 -
UK: MPs vote through 'deeply dangerous' Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill'MPs are signing off on a licence for government agencies to authorise torture and murder'
Press release 15 Oct 2020 -
UK: 'dangerous' bill could allow MI5 and police to authorise torture and murderPress release 14 Oct 2020
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UK: Priti Patel delivers 'shameless and nonsensical' promises to reform asylum system'It is clear that either the Home Secretary does not understand her own asylum system or she is simply determined to shirk even more responsibility for providing protection to people' - Kate Allen
Press release 04 Oct 2020 -
UK: Offshore asylum processing proposal 'entirely inhumane'
‘For too long the Home Office has done its worst business behind closed doors’ – Kate Allen
Press release 01 Oct 2020 -
More than 7,000 health worker deaths from COVID-19 globally - UK deaths third-highestNew analysis by Amnesty International has found that at least 7,000 health workers have died around the world after contracting COVID-19 - with 649 deaths in the UK, the third-highest reported figure for any country globally.
Press release 03 Sep 2020 -
Childrens citizenship Rights: Not for Sale
Amnesty UK Children's Human Rights Network has been working with The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) for over 4 years, campaigning for the citizenship rights of young people in the UK. Find out more about their past work below.
Position, Past work 28 Aug 2020 -
Channel crossings: Death of 16-year-old must see Governments on both sides take responsibility“We demand that the Governments on both sides of these waters share their asylum responsibilities" - Steve Valdez-Symonds
Press release 19 Aug 2020 -
UK: deploying Navy to prevent people seeking asylum would be 'unlawful, reckless and dangerous'Press release 09 Aug 2020 -
125 incidents of police violence during Black Lives Matter protests - new reportPolice in the USA committed widespread human rights violations against protesters, medics, journalists and legal observers during Black Lives Matter protests
Press release 04 Aug 2020
