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This resource contains various thought pieces on a variety of matters from British people's rights to citizenship, to the rights of refugees and migrants in the UK or internationally.

This resource contains various correspondence with Ministers, officials and others concerning a variety of matters from British people's rights to citizenship, to the rights of refugees and migrants in the UK or internationally.

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

Amnesty International UK Briefing on Gov NC30 to Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Conditions on Leave)

Amnesty UK and PRCBC letter to Lord Moylan on Government response to nationality law amendments to Illegal Migration 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 - “establish and strengthen safe routes to asylum.”

RMR briefing on the Immigration and Asylum Appeals System

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

This analysis considers one of the primary objectives Ministers claim to be pursuing by this Bill. That objective is “to break the business model of people smugglers and human traffickers”.

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 - “deter unauthorised entry to UK.”

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.

Amnesty International UK letter to UK Visas & Immigration concerning policy to end use of physical documentation of immigration status.

This briefing sets out the key proposals announced by the UK Government regarding the immigration and asylum policy, provides analysis of these, and of the agenda underlying them.

The victims of serious human rights violations committed during the Troubles must get the truth, justice and accountability to which they are entitled. The UK Government’s Troubles Bill undermines this process and it must be stopped. This is our campaign…

This submission makes general observations on the UK's immigration system, with some further specific observations concerning social integration, forced migration, and children.

Joint Migrant Voice and Amnesty UK Submission to House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee on Family Migration

This briefing sets out AIUK’s concerns about the BORB, warning it would repeal the Human Rights Act, weaken judicial protection of rights, undermine access to justice, conflict with international obligations, and risk breaching the Good Friday Agreement.

This briefing provides more detailed discussion of key impacts and areas of particular concern within the ‘Bill of Rights’

Written evidence which was submitted to, and accepted by, the Human Rights (Joint Committee)'s inquiry, Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill.

Amnesty UK Joint Submissions to Nationality and Borders Bill Committee.