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When human rights complaints are made about UK corporations, the UK government is more often than not ignoring them witho

This submission highlights how harmful news reporting, amplified by platforms and AI, fuels hostility, undermines human rights, and exposes failures in press complaints and redress, while affirming press freedom.

This evaluation reviews Amnesty International UK’s Arms Trade Treaty campaign between 2011 and 2013, assessing the effectiveness of UK political influencing strategies and internal coordination.

This briefing examines the devastating human rights impact of major oil spills in Bodo, Nigeria, highlighting Shell’s failure to clean up and Amnesty International’s calls for action.

This report highlights how investment agreements behind the pipeline project pose risks to human rights and calls for a new, rights‑respecting approach to investment.

An Amnesty Interntional briefing aimed at UK parliamentarians on why they should support calls for an International Arms Trade Treaty.

The report shows how transport companies based in the five permanent UN Security Council countries can facilitate the transfer of conventional weapons to destinations where they may be used in human rights violations and war crimes.

This document lists suggested key elements for implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty. It also sets out Amnesty International's position on key transparency measures and victim assistance.

This report examines the human rights risks associated with the BTC pipeline, highlighting legal frameworks common to global investment projects that pose similar threats, based on Amnesty International’s long‑standing work in Turkey.

This short document is intended to provide some basic facts and figures on the impact of armed conflict, armed violence and human rights violations perpetrated using conventional arms

Letter from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Amnesty International on the sale of arms to Middle East countries that could be used for internal repression.

This document focuses on why States should transparently report on their international arms trade and transfers.

This report examines arms transfers to the region and explores some common principles that can be applied by states when authorizing arms transfers, and which should underpin the Treaty's framework.

This document sets out how an Arms Trade Treaty should require all international arms transfers to be authorised with the knowledge and consent of all states involved, outlining key elements for national authorisation systems within the Treaty.

The report exposes how poorly regulated arms trading contributes to serious human rights violations worldwide, using case studies to show why a global Arms Trade Treaty is urgently needed and how it could help save lives and strengthen respect for human r

Two reports exploring routes to apply human rights standards to arms transfer decisions. ACT 30/008/2008