Politics policy and research

What we are currently seeing in Myanmar is so horrific that it can only be described as apartheid, a crime against humanity as defined by international law.

A global look at the state of the death penalty in 2016 - its use, legal issues, regional differences, resumed practices, and continued momentum toward abolition.

A global look at the state of the death penalty in 2015 - its use, legal issues, regional differences, resumed practices, and continued momentum toward abolition.

When human rights complaints are made about UK corporations, the UK government is more often than not ignoring them witho

Behind the liberal image of a human rights-friendly country, there is a much darker reality to Morocco. Beatings, asphyxiation, simulated drowning, psychological and sexual violence are among an array of torture techniques favoured by Moroccan security…

Amnesty International's death penalty report for 2014

The human rights of Scottish Gypsy Travellers are routinely ignored, impacting badly on their health, education and welfare. No community deserves to be treated this way. We therefore continue to campaign for their rights to be respected and protected.

This evaluation reviews Amnesty International UK’s Arms Trade Treaty campaign between 2011 and 2013, assessing the effectiveness of UK political influencing strategies and internal coordination.

Follow up report from the 2004 report Get It Right: How Home Office decision making fails refugees found that one in five decisions to refuse asylum was overturned on appeal.

Amnesty's annual statistics report on the global use of the death penalty for 2012.

This report considers those who have sought asylum and who are detained solely under Immigration Act powers.

One year on: An analysis of UK measures to protect trafficked persons. A report by Lorena Arocha for the The Anti-Trafficking Group.

A report of an Amnesty International and NUS Wales Women's Campaign survey of 733 students in Wales.

This report highlights how investment agreements behind the pipeline project pose risks to human rights and calls for a new, rights‑respecting approach to investment.

Time for justice: Delivering a human rights compliant inquiry for the victims of historical institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland

This report exposes the extent of sex trafficking in Wales, highlighting severe abuse, inconsistent support for survivors, and the need for better protection and services for victims.

This report highlights failings of Vedanta's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in India for its bauxite mine/ alumina refinery in India and it's human rights consequences.

The report shows how transport companies based in the five permanent UN Security Council countries can facilitate the transfer of conventional weapons to destinations where they may be used in human rights violations and war crimes.

Sunday Herald article By John Watson, Amnesty International UK’s Programme Director for Scotland, on the dangers on tasers - February 2010