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Amnesty International UK briefing on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Part 3 (report stage).

Read Amnesty International UK's May 2022 briefing concerning the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement, which raises human rights concerns in keeping with UK’s obligations and policies.

This briefing explores how the UK Government’s proposals to replace the Human Rights Act (HRA) are profoundly Westminster-centric.

This briefing examines Government proposals to replace the Human Rights Act, warning they would weaken access to rights, create conflict with the European Court of Human Rights, and risk breaching devolved protections and the Good Friday Agreement.

Amnesty International UK briefing on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, Part 10, Serious Violence Reduction Orders.

This briefing explores an amendment tabled at Committee Stage to the ‘Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill'.

Read Amnesty International UK's May 2022 briefing on why the UK Should Ban Israeli Settlement Goods. This briefing was published as part of Amnesty International UK's Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians campaign.

January 2021 Briefing on safe and legal routes for people to exercise their right to seek and enjoy asylum in the UK

This briefing recognises the need for emergency public health measures under the Coronavirus Bill but stresses that any restrictions must remain necessary, proportionate and compliant with international human rights standards.

As if fleeing conflict and persecution wasn’t enough, for child refugees in the UK safety can come at a heavy price. Our report Without My Family highlights the devastating impact on children who have already experienced so much.

This briefing explains how high, profit‑making citizenship fees deny children their right to British citizenship and calls on local authorities to challenge this barrier to children’s best interests and rights.

This briefing cuts through the myths, rebuts some common criticisms, and highlights the positive impact of the HRA and the ECtHR.

This Submission sets out Amnesty's recommendations on changing the law in Northern Ireland, as part of a Consultation by Northern Ireland's Department of Justice.

Whilst the outcome of the referendum is known the question of the final devolution settlement is still to be decided. Find out about our 'Rights Referendum' campaign for human rights to be at the heart of the debate and read our submission to the Smith…

Our submission the Foreign Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the FCO's human rights work 2010-11. Submitted in April 2011.

Our response to the Justice and Security Green Paper. Submitted in January 2012.

This briefing highlights serious failings in the training of contractors, including staff being taught techniques unsuitable for use on planes.

This briefing examines the devastating human rights impact of major oil spills in Bodo, Nigeria, highlighting Shell’s failure to clean up and Amnesty International’s calls for action.