Politics policy and research

This collection brings together briefings and submissions produced by Amnesty International UK to inform debate, influence legislation and support scrutiny of government policy.

Amnesty International UK's policy recommendations for the new Scottish Government

Following the outcome of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, Amnesty International UK wrote to the leaders of each Scottish political party, urging them to put human rights at the heart of their work for Scotland over the next five years.

Ahead of Scotland's 7 May 2026 Parliament election, we've compared party manifestos to see which parties' policies are most aligned with human rights. Read our summary here.

Amnesty International UK's briefing on access to justice ahead of Scotland's 7 May 2026 Parliament election

This policy briefing outlines Amnesty International UK's work towards a Scottish Human Rights Bill ahead of the 2026 Parliament election.

Amnesty International has published a human rights manifesto for 2026 setting out our calls on the next Welsh government to create a fairer, more equal Wales.

Amnesty International has published a human rights manifesto for 2026 setting out our calls on the next Scottish government to create a fairer, more equal Scotland.

Emma Norton of the Centre for Military Justice writes: weakening the protections of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is bad for the armed forces, and bad for all of us.

An AIUK parliamentary briefing marking the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights

Advocating for changes to the International Criminal Court Act 2001 through the Crime and Policing Bill.

A joint Scottish parliamentary election manifesto drafted by the Civil Society Working Group for Incorporation

Amnesty International UK's third-party intervention in the Supreme Court appeal of the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, November 2024.

This briefing explains more about the eVisa system and the concerns Amnesty International continues to have about it.

This briefing explains how the UK’s deterrence‑focused asylum policy harms refugees, undermines international law, and neglects shared global responsibility for asylum.

This briefing argues that to truly break from its predecessor’s costly asylum policy, the UK Government must repeal the legislation that underpins it and explains which laws should be removed and why.

Joint Scottish parliamentary briefing urging support of the Scottish Human Rights Bill to mark 75 years of the UDHR

Executive summary of Amnesty International UK's response to the Scottish Government's 2023 consultation on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland

This resource urges peers to reject the Safety of Rwanda Bill at Third Reading, warning that it still breaches human rights obligations and reflects a harmful, failed deterrence‑based asylum policy.

ILPA, Liberty, JUSTICE & Amnesty briefing for House of Lords Committee on Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill