Politics policy and research

This resource lists various briefings and submissions that were produced for reasons other than advocacy on the passage of a specific Bill through Parliament.

An analysis of AIUK's human rights manifesto for the 2024 general election through a Scottish lens

This briefing reviews three years prior to February 2024, highlighting the severe human, financial and administrative costs.

This resource summarises evidence of unlawful Israeli attacks in Gaza killing at least 95 civilians, highlighting the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and UK action to ensure accountability under international law.

This briefing traces the development of UK asylum policy, highlights its escalating harms, and concludes that the only way to repair the damage is to abandon it.

Amnesty International UK short briefing on asylum policy re the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

This briefing argues that the Bill, introduced in response to the Supreme Court ruling on the Rwanda scheme, is an extreme and dangerous attempt to abandon asylum responsibilities, undermines judicial independence and human rights, and should be opposed.

Amnesty International UK Briefing on the Crisis in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Amnesty International UK Briefing on Israel Arms Exports.

A briefing outlining war crimes that have been and continue to be committed during the crisis in Gaza, Israel and wider occupied Palestinian territories. It includes our calls on the UK government and parliamentary questions regarding the urgent need for…

Our manifesto for the next UK government covers a broad range of human rights issues across home and foreign affairs.

This briefing note explains the structure, purpose and key working parts of this Bill. Ministers have described the Bill as 'novel'.

This briefing addresses escalating violence and human rights abuses in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory in 2023, underscoring the urgent need for international justice and accountability.

Amnesty UK briefing on Government Amendments for House of Commons Report on Government Bill 284 ("Illegal Migration Bill")

This briefing addresses escalating violence in Israel and Palestine in February 2023, underscoring the urgent need for international justice and accountability for all alleged perpetrators.

This briefing explains how the Public Order Bill further restricts protest rights, remains incompatible with international human rights law despite Lords amendments, and should be dropped altogether.

The horrifying execution of young protesters, Mohsen Shekari and Majidreza Rahnavard following expedited and grossly unfair sham trials, shows how authorities are acting on public threats to expedite capital proceedings and carry out executions in an…

This briefing covers a selection of priority issues for Amnesty International UK including our Annual Write for Rights campaign cases and human rights concerns in countries from Iran to Ukraine.