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Amnesty International UK short briefing on asylum policy re the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

This research briefing analyses the punitive demolitions of 128 properties in the states of Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh following episodes of communal violence and protests between April and June 2022.

This report examines the demolition of over 128 properties without due process across five Indian states, leaving hundreds displaced and highlighting an ongoing policy of punitive action against Muslim communities.

The submission explains why the Bill offends against international human rights law, the rule of law more generally and respect for constitutional arrangements in the UK.

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is a constitutionally extraordinary and deeply harmful piece of legislation. As a coalition of more than 260 organisations working in and across the UK, we call on Peers to reject the Bill at Second…

Amnesty International UK submission to International Agreements Committee on UK-Rwanda Treaty

Amnesty International UK briefing for House of Lords Second Reading of Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

Amnesty International UK briefing for Commons Committee consideration of Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

This document provides suggested questions ahead of FCDO questions in January 2024 covering Israel and the OPT, arbitrarily detained British nationals, the UAE and Myanmar.

Suggested substantive Business and Trade questions on UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement January 2024.

This briefing argues that the Bill, introduced in response to the Supreme Court ruling on the Rwanda scheme, is an extreme and dangerous attempt to abandon asylum responsibilities, undermines judicial independence and human rights, and should be opposed.

This analysis explains how the Safety of Rwanda Bill, introduced in December 2023, seeks to override Supreme Court rulings that the Rwanda plan is unlawful, limit future judicial scrutiny, and raises serious principled and legal concerns.

Amnesty International UK Briefing on the Victims and Prisoners Bill: House of Lords, Second Reading.

Amnesty International UK briefing for House of Commons Second Reading of Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

This resource contains Amnesty International UK's briefings on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, and its passage through Parliament.

This briefing explores how the 75th anniversary of the UDHR is an opportunity for the Scottish Parliament to reaffirm its commitment to human rights.

Amnesty International UK Briefing on the Crisis in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Amnesty International UK Briefing on Israel Arms Exports.

The briefing raises the most significant human rights concerns regarding the Victims and Prisoners Bill.