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UK: JSO judgment shows anti-protest laws must be 'revised immediately'We are in danger of having laws that only allow for protests that don't bother anybody, and that treat peaceful protest worse than many violent offences.
07 Mar 2025 Press release -
Global: Electric shock equipment widely abused by law enforcement agencies due to alarming lack of regulation - new reportIn the UK, Tasers were drawn, aimed or discharged 33,232 times between April 2023 to March 2024
06 Mar 2025 Press release -
Wales: Police secrecy in attempting to predict crime by racist profiling of communitiesFollowing the publication of Amnesty International UK's Automated Racism report, we demand transparency from Welsh police forces on their use of crime-predicting technology and its discriminatory impact on minority communities and their rights.
05 Mar 2025 Press release -
Lebanon: Israeli attacks on health facilities, ambulances and paramedics must be investigated as war crimes - new investigationFour attacks on healthcare facilities and vehicles which killed 19 healthcare workers investigated
05 Mar 2025 Press release -
UK: Government 'must stop equivocating' on Israel's genocide against Palestinian people
‘We are long past the point of Israel merely risking violations of international law’ – Karla McLaren
04 Mar 2025 Press release -
UN Report: Bleak conclusions on UK poverty action echo Amnesty warning of 'devastating domino effect'04 Mar 2025 Press release
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Russia/Ukraine: Ukrainian prisoners of war 'entirely at the mercy' of Russian captors - new testimoniesThousands of Ukrainians are currently held in captivity in Russia and occupied Ukraine, facing torture, enforced disappearance, and incommunicado detention
04 Mar 2025 Press release -
US: Commuting death sentence is step toward justice for Rocky MyersUS: Commuting death sentence is step toward justice for Rocky Myers
01 Mar 2025 Press release -
El Salvador: Criminal law reforms exacerbate human rights violations against children and adolescents28 Feb 2025 Press release
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UK/Egypt: PM call to President Sisi on Alaa Abdel Fattah 'welcome' but pressure must continue at this critical timeUK/Egypt: PM call to President Sisi on Alaa Abdel Fattah 'welcome' but pressure must continue at this critical time
28 Feb 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: latest police figures show race hate crimes hit ‘all-time high’ during summer 2024
Amnesty International has expressed concern at the level of racist hate crime in Northern Ireland, as new figures published today show attacks hit an all-time high during summer 2024.
27 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: 'Little or no regard' shown to people fleeing conflict and persecution - immigration statsThousands of people including Afghans, Iranians and Eritreans refused protection
27 Feb 2025 Press release -
Israel/OPT: Masafer Yatta community in occupied West Bank under imminent threat of 'relentless land grab' by settlers - new briefingViolent settler attacks rose from an average of two a day in 2022 to four a day in 2024
27 Feb 2025 Press release -
Thailand: Deportation of Uyghurs to China 'unimaginably cruel'The men deported today are among 300 Uyghurs who were apprehended by the Thai authorities in 2014
27 Feb 2025 Press release -
Scotland: Amnesty welcomes review of Scottish Enterprise human rights checksWe welcome the Scottish Government’s agreement to review Scottish Enterprise's human rights checks following today's parliamentary debate. Thank you to all those who contacted their MSPs in support.
26 Feb 2025 Press release -
Scotland: Amnesty warns Scottish government to review human rights checks on arms sales
We call on MSPs to use today’s Scottish Parliament debate to demand that the Scottish Government take urgent steps to meet its international obligations when granting state funds to arms companies
26 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK/USA: Starmer must make it 'abundantly clear' to Trump that respecting international law is the only way to secure peace and justice
Negotiations about Ukraine must prioritise justice for all crimes under international law committed since Russia’s military intervention
25 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK/Egypt: Mother's hunger strike for imprisoned activist son Alaa Abd El-Fattah 'could be a matter of life and death'Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, has been hospitalised just hours before the 150th day of her hunger strike in protest of her son's imprisonment in Egypt.
25 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: David Lammy must ramp up pressure on Egypt to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah at UN Human Rights CouncilBritish national Abd El-Fattah has still not been released after serving an unjust 5-year prison sentence.
24 Feb 2025 Press release -
Germany: Human rights must be a priority for new government after 'poisonous' electoral campaign
Amnesty is calling on all parties tasked with forming a government to recognise the non-negotiability of human rights and international law.
24 Feb 2025 Press release
