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Saudi Arabia: UK government must do more to secure release of British father Ahmed al-Doush, one year since his arrestSaudi Arabia: UK government must do more to secure release of British father Ahmed al-Doush, one year since his arrest
31 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: ‘A year of hate and fear’ – racist crimes hit record highNew PSNI annual report shows 2,049 racist incidents and 1,329 race hate crimes - detailing the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004
28 Aug 2025 Press release -
China: Government’s crimes against humanity in Xinjiang continue as international community fails to act28 Aug 2025 Press release -
Scotland: Rights and equalities groups condemn Police Scotland’s decision to continue introduction of live facial recognition surveillanceWe join rights and equalities groups across Scotland to condemn Police Scotland adoption of live facial recognition technology
26 Aug 2025 Press release -
Lebanon: Israeli military’s deliberate destruction of civilian property and land ‘must be investigated as war crimes’ – new briefingThe Israeli military’s extensive and deliberate destruction of civilian property and agricultural land across southern Lebanon must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said in a new briefing.
26 Aug 2025 Press release -
Scotland: Amnesty International launches global action to protect protest rights in the UK/ScotlandA Scottish view of Amnesty International's new and unprecedented global urgent action to protect the rights of peaceful protestors across the UK
22 Aug 2025 Press release -
Amnesty International launches global campaign to protect UK protest rights after Palestine Action arrests
Amnesty International has launched a global ‘Urgent Action’, following the arrest of over 700 people and charges brought against 70 people for peacefully protesting in support of Palestine Action
22 Aug 2025 Press release -
Israel-OPT: Governments must act now to stop Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City as famine officially declared‘This famine is the direct consequence of Israel’s deliberate campaign of starvation in Gaza’ - Erika Guevara Rosas
22 Aug 2025 Press release -
UK: Latest immigration figures show Government continuing harmful policies ‘failing refugees, wasting public money, fuelling dysfunction’
UK: Latest immigration figures show Government continuing harmful policies ‘failing refugees, wasting public money, fuelling dysfunction’
21 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Asylum seekers deserve to live with dignity
Amnesty International response to a challenge to the planning status of hotels housing asylum seekers in Northern Ireland
20 Aug 2025 Press release -
DRC: Warring factions commit horrific abuses including gang rapes, summary executions, and abductions – new reportRwanda-backed M23 and Congo-backed Wazalendo accused of gang rapes and widespread abuses against civilians
20 Aug 2025 Press release -
Israel’s starvation campaign is systematic and intentional – new testimonies from Palestinians in Gaza‘I saw with my own eyes people carrying bags of flour stained with the blood of those who had just been shot; even people I knew were almost unrecognisable. The experience of hunger and war has changed Gaza completely’ - Nahed, 66
18 Aug 2025 Press release -
USA-Russia: Amnesty urges Trump to demand justice and accountability at Ukraine talksWe urge President Trump to put human rights and matters of justice at its forefront.
15 Aug 2025 Press release -
Afghanistan: 4 years of Taliban rule leaves Afghans in legal darknessThe Taliban de-facto authorities must reinstate a formal constitutional and legal framework and the rule of law and immediately end the arbitrary and unfair delivery of justice in accordance with Afghanistan’s international human rights obligations
13 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty writes to PSNI Chief following Palestine Action arrest
Amnesty International has written to Chief Constable Jon Boutcher to urge PSNI to uphold human rights law following arrest of protester in Belfast for wearing a ‘We are all Palestine Action’ T-shirt
12 Aug 2025 Press release -
Scotland: Police and courts must reject criminalisation of peaceful protestWe call on the Scottish authorities to uphold international human rights protections for peaceful protestors in Scotland following the arrest of Palestine Action protestors in London
11 Aug 2025 Press release -
UK: Arrests of Palestine Action protesters 'deeply concerning'Today’s mass arrests of peaceful protesters under UK terrorism law are deeply concerning.
09 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty speaks out against ‘hatred and violence’ at Refugees Welcome demo in BelfastHundreds gathered in Belfast today for a Refugees Welcome demonstration, showing solidarity with refugees following recent violent attacks against migrants and refugees across Northern Ireland.
09 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Arrest of woman wearing Palestine Action t-shirt is ‘outrageous’
Peaceful protest is a basic human right
09 Aug 2025 Press release -
Israel-OPT: Amnesty urges international action to stop the genocide in Gaza – ‘The time is now. Our humanity is at stake’Plans to escalate the military operations in Gaza City indicate that indeed the worst is yet to come
08 Aug 2025 Press release
