Introduction to human rights

Across the world, when communities speak up they face torture by the authorities. During peaceful protests, police forces across the world are increasingly misusing weapons to violently repress protesters. Learn more about how we can stop it together.

Gender identity is someone’s personal and intimate sense of their own gender. This pocket guide provides an introduction to gender and offers advice on how to support trans people.

This guide outlines what to do you if you are a journalist or a human rights defender who has reason to believe or suspect that the PSNI has snooped on you and your phone data, possibly leading to the disclosure of your contacts or sources to the police.

Welcome to life as a woman in Afghanistan, where change has come but your rights are in danger of slipping away.

Discover how facial recognition fragments, segregates, and controls palestinians in the OPT...

On 26 April 2023 the Public Order Bill finally passed the House of Lords. Chilling laws like the Public Order Bill risk the UK becoming a repressive state. Find out more in this explainer

This toolkit, developed by Amnesty International UK, is an empowering resource designed for educators, activists, and young people aged 12–17 to explore, understand, and advocate for child rights.

The victims of serious human rights violations committed during the Troubles must get the truth, justice and accountability to which they are entitled. The UK Government’s Troubles Bill undermines this process and it must be stopped. This is our campaign…

Women in politics face an extraordinary amount of abuse on social media, partly just because they speak up, but also simply because they are women. This is a worrying human rights issue as it stops them from freely entering political discussions.

Cruel, racist systems like apartheid have no place in our world. Israel must start treating Palestinians as human beings with equal rights and dignity.

Every day across our offices in London, Edinburgh and Belfast, approximately 170 staff members work to protect justice, promote truth and prevent abuse. Join them and you won't just have a job, you'll be part of a global movement for human rights.

The climate crisis threatens human survival and all human rights – to life, health, housing, water and sanitation.

Explore why children’s right to protest is a fundamental human right. Learn how young people defend human rights, face barriers and unjust restrictions, and why Amnesty is calling for protection of their peaceful protest rights in the UK.

Know what child rights are and how to claim them

The 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.