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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 for House of Lords Second Reading on Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

This resource lists Bills on which Amnesty International UK has produced briefings and submissions at various stages that relate to this work.

Amnesty International UK Briefing on NC1 & NC6 to Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Safe Routes)

This briefing for House of Lords Report identifies the legal and constitutional principles threatened by the Bill, outlines the actions peers can take at Report stage, and explains why the Bill should ultimately be rejected at Third Reading.

This submission sets out Amnesty International UK’s key human rights concerns with the Bill as it stood on 6 April 2023.

This joint AIUK and Migrant Voice briefing for Lords’ Committee examines proposed amendments to Part 3 of the Nationality and Borders Bill, covering immigration offences, protection at sea, detention powers and migrant victims of domestic abuse.

Amnesty International UK has produced this briefing for House of Commons Second Reading on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

An extract from the joint submission of Migrant Voice and AIUK to the Public Bill Committee on this Bill. It considers one of the primary objectives Ministers claim to be pursuing by this Bill - “save lives”.

This analysis considers one of the primary objectives Ministers claim to be pursuing by this Bill. That objective is to “better protect refugees and survivors of modern slavery.”

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

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

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.

ILPA, Liberty, JUSTICE & Amnesty briefing for House of Lords Committee on Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

This analysis considers one of the primary objectives Ministers claim to be pursuing by this Bill. That objective is to “save public funds.”

An extract from the joint submission of Migrant Voice and AIUK to the Public Bill Committee on this Bill. It considers one of the primary objectives Ministers claim to be pursuing by this Bill - “reduce delays and backlogs.”

Amnesty International UK Briefing on NC27 to Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Repeals of NABA 2022)

Amnesty UK & PRCBC submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny Immigration Bill (citizenship)

Submission to the JCHR legislative scrutiny of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

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