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This resource lists Bills on which Amnesty International UK has produced briefings and submissions at various stages that relate to refugee and migrant rights.

Joint Amnesty UK and PRCBC letter to Minister re children's registration as British citizens

Amnesty UK and PRCBC letter to Lord Moylan on Government response to nationality law amendments to Illegal Migration Bill

Amnesty UK & PRCBC submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny Immigration Bill (citizenship)

Amnesty, PRCBC, ILPA and the3million letter of March 2023 to Home Office on citizenship rights

A letter from Amnesty UK to the Immigration Minister on the impact of asylum policy, particularly measures that have increased backlogs and system pressures.

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

This resources summarises correspondence between PRCBC, AIUK and the Home Office on fee exemptions and waivers for children’s citizenship, highlighting ministerial recognition of the importance of securing children’s rights to British citizenship.

This resource contains correspondence regarding Amnesty International UK’s objections to the UK–Rwanda asylum deal, outlining concerns raised with the Home Office and the subsequent government response.

This letter raises Amnesty UK’s objections to changes under the Nationality and Borders Act that undermine the Refugee Convention and urges the government to protect asylum seekers affected by Home Office delays.

This submission raises AIUK's concerns about proposals to replace the Human Rights Act, warning of weakened access to rights, conflict with the ECHR, and risk of breaching devolved protections and the Good Friday agreement..

Submission to Wendy Williams for her consideration of progress of Home Office in learning lessons from Windrush Scandal

This analysis considers developments in Afghanistan to highlight the risks, flaws and injustices at the heart of the 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 - “save lives”.

This analysis considers one of the primary objectives Ministers claim to be pursuing by this Bill. That objective is to “save public funds.”

This analysis considers one of the primary objectives Ministers claim to be pursuing by this Bill. That objective is to “better protect refugees and survivors of modern slavery.”

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”.

This analysis addresses some discrete provisions of the Bill that relate to non-asylum immigration and refers to three areas of profound concern, which are not addressed by this 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.”

An extract from the joint submission of Migrant Voice and AIUK to the Public Bill Committee on this Bill. The Bill was preceded by a public consultation, which overwhelmingly rejected the proposals now put forward in this Bill.