Introduction to human rights

Find out about the Children's Human Rights Network's work in our Make Rights Real campaign...

Learn about The Amnesty Children's Human Rights Network's thoughts on children's voting rights...

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.

One human rights concern is that the Home Office uses its deportation powers to exile people born in this country who have never lived anywhere else and have rights to this country’s citizenship. So who can the Home Office deport and who is affected?

Eight ways in which the government's Nationality & Borders Bill will make the UK asylum system worse.

Everyone has the right to seek and enjoy asylum from persecution in other countries. And providing asylum is a responsibility shared by all countries.

Human rights respecting immigration and asylum systems are necessary to ensure the rights of many women, men and children are protected. These systems aren't currently working.

An introduction to gender with advice on how to support trans people and be a great trans ally.

BRAVE is an Amnesty International global campaign calling for the urgent protection of Human Rights Defenders.

We all have the right to live free from violence, discrimination and fear. But the US government is prioritising gun ownership over these basic human rights.

How to get control of your data, in light of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal. Here are three simple steps to help protect your information online.

"Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever." Quotes from the civil rights activist that still ring true today.

Activists across the globe are being murdered and disappeared simply for standing up for human rights. Here are the six kinds of activists most at risk.

What is the UDHR? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an enduring commitment to prevent the repetition of history's bleakest moments. Find out more here.

The death penalty the ultimate denial of a basic human right – the right to life. We've come a long way towards abolishing it but we won't stop fighting until it's stopped for good.

A practical guide to protecting your privacy online. Help stop companies and governments snooping on you with our easy steps to protect your privacy when you use your phone and computer.

It has a terrible human rights record - yet it's currently a member of the UN Human Rights Council. But Saudi Arabia doesn't like facing criticism.

In April 2016, Theresa May said that the UK should reject the European Convention on Human Rights because it ‘makes us less secure’ – a proposal that would strike at the heart of international rights protections. Ordinary people fought for our hard-won…

Why should we protest, demand free speech and push for equality and justice? Here are some great reasons from Desmond Tutu, Laverne Cox, Malala Yousafzai, Robin Williams and many more.

The Human Rights Act protects our fundamental rights and allows us to challenge authorities if they violate them. You might not have used it, but it's there if you need it. These are your rights, protected by the Human Right Act.