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UK: Government's 'failure' to open safe and legal routes is critical factor in tragic deaths in the ChannelHome Office quarterly immigration statistics out today. Fatalities of people crossing the Channel have risen because the Government provides no safe and legal routes for people to enter the UK
Press release 25 Nov 2021 -
UK: Government's plan to push back refugees to France is 'senseless'
Intercepting vessels in the Channel is incredibly high-risk and to push people back will endanger their lives which is totally at odds with the legal duty of rescue at sea.
Press release 09 Sep 2021 -
UK: Home Secretary meeting with French counterpart to deter people crossing Channel is 'lost cause'
People have every right to seek asylum in the UK, and they only make dangerous journeys and rely on smugglers because there are no safe alternatives made available to them.
Press release 08 Sep 2021 -
G7 Afghanistan meeting: Boris Johnson must 'lead by example' over humanitarian crisisAmnesty is urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ensure that the UK “leads by example” in the international response to the gathering humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Press release 24 Aug 2021 -
UK: Home Office deal with France risks pushing people seeking asylum onto 'more dangerous routes'
Making yet another agreement to pay France to deter and prevent people reaching UK shores is not going to make anything better or anyone safer.
Press release 21 Jul 2021 -
Pegasus Project: Macron among world leaders selected as potential targets of NSO spywareNew evidence has revealed that the phone numbers for 14 heads of state, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Pakistan’s Imran Khan and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, as well as hundreds of government officials, were selected as people of interest…
Press release 20 Jul 2021 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Trade unionist acquitted
On 20 May, long-standing trade unionist Frédéric Vuillaume was acquitted by the court in Dijon, eastern France.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jun 2021 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Deportation of Chechen man suspended
A.S., a Chechen man who was held in immigration detention in France was released on 20 February.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Feb 2021 -
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 -
France: Landmark European Court of Human Rights judgment rules boycott campaign against Israel cannot be criminalisedIn 2009, 11 campaigners were charged with ‘incitement to discrimination’ for handing out Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) leaflets, and given suspended fine of €1,000 and €7,000 in damages
Press release 11 Jun 2020 -
France: Prosecution of police officer who assaulted British volunteer helping refugees in Calais welcomedTom Ciotkowski pushed violently by police after recording a French police officer reportedly pushing another volunteer in Calais in 2018
Press release 10 Jun 2020 -
UK: call for NATO to 'get own house in order' over Syria attacks‘Does NATO care about the beleaguered civilians of northern Syria?’ - Kristyan Benedict
Press release 29 Nov 2019 -
France: G7 Summit clouded by crackdown on protesters100 people arrested, 50 kettled and many more prevented from peacefully demonstrating by French authorities
Press release 26 Aug 2019 -
France: Huge police operation planned for G7 protests must not end in violence and mass arrests13,000 police and restrictions on protests are cause for “grave concern”
Press release 23 Aug 2019 -
France: Acquittal of British man who documented police abusing refugees welcomedVolunteer Tom Ciotkowski was charged with contempt and assault after he recorded a French police officer reportedly pushing another volunteer
Press release 20 Jun 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Harassment of journalists continues
Seven investigative journalists have been summoned since February for questioning by the Intelligence Services.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2019 -
France: Refugee camp volunteers abused, choked and threatened by police - new reportPress release 05 Jun 2019
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Urgent Action: Stop harassing investigative journalists
Three journalists were summoned for a hearing by the Intelligence Services for revealing a national defence secret.
Urgent action outcomes 20 May 2019 -
British man facing up to five years in prison for documenting police abuse in Calais
Tom Ciotkowski was observing French riot police preventing volunteers from distributing food to migrants and refugees in Calais
Press release 15 May 2019 -
Amnesty challenges French government's 'reckless' donation to Libyan Coast GuardLegal challenge against government’s decision to donate six boats to the Libyan Navy, which includes the Libyan Coast Guard.
Press release 25 Apr 2019
