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As part of our new report, Social Insecurity, expert organisations prepared briefings that expose the brutal reality of a social security system that targets those already pushed to the margins.

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

The world in 2016 became a darker and more unstable place. From the vicious crackdowns on dissenting voices to the rise of hate speech across Europe and the USA, don't let them divide us. Join the fight for human rights.

This report documents the use of the death penalty worldwide in 2021, drawing on official data, court judgements, first‑hand accounts and civil society reporting.

What we are currently seeing in Myanmar is so horrific that it can only be described as apartheid, a crime against humanity as defined by international law.

Our briefing to the First Minister on Scottish government action on Israel's violations of international law

2016 saw politicians using toxic rhetoric to create an ‘us v them’ climate of blame, hate and fear, undermining the very foundations of universal human rights. Join the fight for rights and stop the roll back.

Executions in a single year spiked to highest recorded for 25 years, as more countries used the death penalty to ruthlessly execute citizens.

A Joint Statement to the UK Prime Minister regarding the UK’s Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council