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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.

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.