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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.

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

This briefing exposes the contradiction between the UK’s global stance on conflict‑related sexual violence and its treatment of women asylum seekers and survivors in Northern Ireland.

This briefing welcomes the UK’s long‑overdue ratification of the Istanbul Convention but criticises the reservation to Article 59 and calls for its withdrawal.

This briefing welcomes the 2022 PSVI conference but stresses that, despite progress since 2014, far more is needed to prevent conflict‑related sexual violence, protect survivors and deliver justice, setting out six priority actions for states.

This briefing provides updated information and recommendations following human rights developments since Amnesty International’s March 2022 UK UPR submission, covering a wide range of rights issues.

Amnesty International UK - Qatar Migrant Workers' Rights Briefing 2022 - Calling on Qatar & FIFA to address workers rights' issues.

Briefing on Human Rights Concerns in Qatar 2022, including Summary & Recommendations to the UK Government.

This briefing highlights the killing of at least 144 protesters in Iran, including 23 children, examines the escalating violence, and makes recommendations to the UK government.

This Amnesty International briefing highlights cases where people have used the Human Rights Act to challenge injustice, protect individuals, and drive change.

This briefing explains how the Bill of Rights would undermine the UK’s human rights framework by restricting judicial interpretation, weakening access to justice, damaging international obligations, and expanding government power.

This briefing welcomes the UK’s support for Ukraine and international justice efforts but calls on the government to go further by strengthening accountability for atrocities, increasing support for international and domestic investigations, backing a hyb

This briefing calls for fair working conditions and trade union rights for subcontracted cleaners at Meta, highlighting the dismissal of a union representative who campaigned against excessive workloads.

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.

Amnesty International UK Briefing on the Government’s Human Rights Act proposals and the damage these proposals would do to the protection of women’s rights in the UK.