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Submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights for Inquiry on Black people, racism and human rights, September 2020This submission examines how the Windrush scandal exposes systemic racism in citizenship and immigration policy, highlighting the ongoing neglect of citizenship rights and their disproportionate impact on Black and other minoritised communities.
Submission 02 Sep 2020 -
Death penalty report 2019A global look at the state of the death penalty in 2019 - its use, legal issues, regional differences, resumed practices, and continued momentum toward abolition.
Reports and publications 21 Apr 2020 -
Report: Without My FamilyAs if fleeing conflict and persecution wasn’t enough, for child refugees in the UK safety can come at a heavy price. Our report Without My Family highlights the devastating impact on children who have already experienced so much.
Policy briefing, Reports and publications 07 Feb 2020 -
Report: China's mass internment, torture, and persecution of MuslimsAmnesty International's report on the mass internment, torture and persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang in China.
Reports and publications 07 Feb 2020 -
Families Together Coalition BriefingThis 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.
Parliamentary briefing 09 Apr 2019 -
Death penalty report 2018This report documents the global use of the death penalty in 2018, based on confirmed data and noting that figures are minimum estimates due to secrecy and restricted information in several countries.
Reports and publications 09 Apr 2019 -
AIUK response to Law Commission consultation
Amnesty International UK response to Law Commission consultation: Simplification of the Immigration Rules
Submission 09 Apr 2019 -
Open Letter to Home SecretaryOpen letter to the Home Secretary urging them to use their power to stop the delays and allow the necessary time to proceed and be debated.
Submission 13 Mar 2019 -
Think Twice ReportThis report sets out the risks posed to companies choosing to do business in or with settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Amnesty has written to all companies in the FTSE 250 spelling out dangers and risks involved.
Reports and publications 13 Mar 2019 -
Destination Occupation 2019 Reporthis reports outlines Amnesty's investigation into travel and tourism business operations in Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Reports and publications 22 Jan 2019 -
Day of the Imprisoned Writer Briefing for Scottish Parliament debateIn this Briefing to Scottish Parliament, Amnesty International UK raise the cases of writers imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
Parliamentary briefing 15 Nov 2018 -
Obstacle Course: How the UK’s National Contact Point handles human rights complaints under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational EnterprisesThis Amnesty International report examines how UK businesses are failing to be held accountable for human rights abuses linked to their overseas operations, despite the existence of a formal complaints mechanism intended to uphold international standards.
Executive summary 10 Aug 2018 -
Report: This is what we die for - Human Rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of The Congo power the global trade in Cobalt.This joint Amnesty International and Afrewatch report investigates human rights abuses in the artisanal cobalt mining sector in the DRC and traces how cobalt enters global supply chains, assessing companies’ due diligence practices.
Reports and publications 08 Aug 2018 -
Children's Citizenship Rights: Briefing for CouncillorsThis briefing explains how high, profit‑making citizenship fees deny children their right to British citizenship and calls on local authorities to challenge this barrier to children’s best interests and rights.
Policy briefing 28 Jun 2018 -
Report: Crimes against humanity in MyanmarAmnesty International report into crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
Reports and publications 25 Jun 2018 -
Response to Scottish Government review of Gender Recognition ActAmnesty International Scotland's response to the Scottish Government consultation reviewing the Gender Recognition Act 2004
Submission 21 Jun 2018 -
Women's Rights - Briefings and submissions, 2018This resources includes Amnesty International UK parliamentary submissions to select committees on the topic of women's rights in 2018.
Submission, Collection 21 Jun 2018 -
Refugee and Migrant Rights: Parliamentary Submissions on refugees in detentionThis resource contains a range of Parliamentary Submissions from Amnesty International UK to the select committees on the subject of 'Refugees in detention' from 2018.
Submission, Collection 21 Jun 2018 -
A Matter of Routine: The use of immigration detention in the UKReports and publications 14 Dec 2017 -
Myanmar’s apartheid against the RohingyaWhat 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.
Reports and publications 21 Nov 2017