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In this joint letter, Amnesty International UK welcomes the new First Minister to his post and urges prompt action on the Human Rights Bill in Scotland.

This briefing for UK Parliamentarians calls for the end of the importation of settlement goods

Response to the Scottish Criminal Justice Committee's 2023 call for written evidence on the Police (Scotland) Bill

This report documents the global use of the death penalty in 2023, noting that figures are based on confirmed cases and likely understate the true scale due to state secrecy and restricted information.

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

Response to the 2023 Scottish Consultation on the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

This briefing is provided by the Families Together Coalition ahead of the second reading of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill on Wednesday 16 January 2019.

An analysis of AIUK's human rights manifesto for the 2024 general election through a Scottish lens

This briefing reviews three years prior to February 2024, highlighting the severe human, financial and administrative costs.

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

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.

This Parliamentary Briefing for Report Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill calls on Parliamentarians to Support Clause 208, and other amendments, to remove women from the criminal law related to abortion.

This Submission sets out AIUK’s concerns and recommendations, urging the amendment’s rejection, and calling for the removal of barriers to safe abortion and women’s access to comprehensive healthcare in NI.

This submission draws attention to wider Government policy, including the Illegal Migration Bill, and how it is inconsistent with ambitions of securing efficiency within the UK's asylum system.

This Submission lays out our concerns with the proposed Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Further Provision and Support for Victims) Bill in Northern Ireland.

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

Amnesty UK briefing on Clause 43 (Conditions on limited leave to enter or remain)

Map with information on whether your local police force uses "crime predicting" technology, and if so, which one. It includes stop and search rates and demographics in your area, as well as how the stop and search rate compares to other police forces.

Information and resources to help stakeholders and survivors of mother and baby institutions in Northern Ireland to ensure a human rights compliant investigation is delivered.

Amnesty UK letter to Home Office Permanent Secretary on Asylum Policy and Government's Rwanda Strategy