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RMR Programme Briefing on UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys

Scottish Government briefing on the Trump Administration's human rights record ahead of his July 2025 visit to Scotland

This joint briefing summarises the origins of the present civil legal aid scheme established under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, which followed a consultation on civil legal aid in 2010-2011.

This briefing explains how Article 8 applies in immigration cases, addresses unfair and harmful political and media criticism of this, and provides information about how previous Governments have created or responded to that criticism.

Amnesty International UK Refugee and Migrant Rights (RMR) briefing on Deportation (and Article 8)

Amnesty International UK Refugee and Migrant Rights (RMR) briefing on Home Office backlogs: lessons to be learnt.

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 briefings on Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Briefing: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

This independent legal opinion, prepared as part of our work to End Israeli Apartheid, examines whether public bodies can lawfully exclude suppliers from public contracts under the Procurement Act 2023

This briefing explains how the UK’s immigration fee system unfairly charges far more to generate revenue, outlines harms and inefficiencies, and proposes reforms.

LGBT+ inclusive RSE is a human right

This briefing explains why the UK’s suspension of asylum decisions for Syrians is wrong and calls for swift action to protect Syrians’ rights and safety in support of justice and long‑term stability.

This briefing on the Windrush scandal highlights how unresolved racism within immigration and nationality law continues to undermine the Home Office’s handling of British citizenship, and sets out required systemic reforms.

This report outlines Amnesty International UK's conclusion regarding Israel's conduct in Gaza meeting the legal threshold for genocide.

This briefing explains more about the eVisa system and the concerns Amnesty International continues to have about it.

This briefing explains how the UK’s deterrence‑focused asylum policy harms refugees, undermines international law, and neglects shared global responsibility for asylum.

This briefing argues that to truly break from its predecessor’s costly asylum policy, the UK Government must repeal the legislation that underpins it and explains which laws should be removed and why.

This briefing explains these five proposals and how they would contribute to fairness and efficiency. It also explains how fairness and efficiency are mutually dependent.

This resource contains a collection of short briefings on specific issues within the scope of the Refugee and Migration Rights programme.