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AIUK's submission responding to the Call for Evidence by the government's Independent Review of the Human Rights Act.

This report reveals a global rise in attacks on human rights defenders, and calls on the UK government to do more to protect defenders, drawing on their experiences and the expertise of UK and international organisations.

Amnesty International UK letter to Minister for Immigration Compliance and Courts on changes to Immigration Rules concerning inadmissibility of asylum claims; and reply of Minister.

January 2021 Briefing on safe and legal routes for people to exercise their right to seek and enjoy asylum in the UK

This briefing recognises the need for emergency public health measures under the Coronavirus Bill but stresses that any restrictions must remain necessary, proportionate and compliant with international human rights standards.

This scorecard is designed to track Twitter’s global progress in addressing abusive speech against ten indicators, covering transparency, reporting mechanisms, the abuse report review process, and enhanced privacy and security features.

This 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.

A global look at the state of the death penalty in 2019 - its use, legal issues, regional differences, resumed practices, and continued momentum toward abolition.

Amnesty International's report on the mass internment, torture and persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang in China.

As 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.

Amnesty International UK response to Law Commission consultation: Simplification of the Immigration Rules

This 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.

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.

Open 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.

This 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.

his reports outlines Amnesty's investigation into travel and tourism business operations in Occupied Palestinian Territories.

In this Briefing to Scottish Parliament, Amnesty International UK raise the cases of writers imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of expression.

This 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.

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.

This 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.