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Israel/OPT: US sanctions on Palestinian NGOs are a ‘shameful assault on human rights’The Trump administration’s decision to impose sanctions against three prominent Palestinian human rights organisations is a deeply troubling and shameful assault on human rights and the global pursuit of justice.
05 Sep 2025 Press release -
Scotland: Amnesty welcomes halting of Scottish funding for defence companies involved in IsraelOur response to the First Minister's halting of Scottish support for arms companies involved with Israel
03 Sep 2025 Press release -
UK: Almost 4,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza during parliamentary recess – joint call by leading NGOs: ‘Stop the genocide’
3,740 Palestinians killed during Parliament’s summer break - an average of 110 lives lost every single day
02 Sep 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 -
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 -
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 -
Israel-OPT: ‘Cold-blooded’ killing of prominent Palestinian West-Bank activist Awda Al-Hathaleen demands justice and accountabilityThe incident occurred as state-backed settlers, accompanied by a bulldozer, were destroying a sewage pipeline and running over olive trees in Umm Al-Kheir in Massafer Yatta. When residents attempted to intervene, another resident of the village was…
30 Jul 2025 Press release -
UK must take 'robust action' to end Israel's genocide, occupation, and apartheid - 'every second matters for Palestinians'The UK government’s statement, whilst being a shift in rhetoric, won’t stop the genocide alone. Robust and effective action is urgently needed, and today’s response fell short of that.
29 Jul 2025 Press release -
US-UK: Gaza discussion at Starmer-Trump meeting condemned as 'useless'This meeting made one thing clear: the UK is offering no meaningful action to prevent and punish Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
28 Jul 2025 Press release -
Israel-OPT: UN conference must act to end Israel's genocide, occupation and apartheid - Amnesty briefingAmnesty’s briefing urges action to pressure Israel to end its ongoing genocide in Gaza, lift the humanitarian blockade, and dismantle its unlawful occupation and apartheid system over Palestinians
25 Jul 2025 Press release -
Wales: Welsh government accused of funding companies exporting arms to Israel despite public assurancesWe condemn the lack of transparency around the granting of Welsh public funds to weapons suppliers to Israel and call on the Senedd to urgently review its human rights due diligence processes.
23 Jul 2025 Press release -
Gaza: As starvation spreads, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away - joint statementAs the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families.
23 Jul 2025 Press release -
Iran/Israel: Iranian forces' use of cluster munition in '12 day war' violated international humanitarian lawUnlawful ballistic missile strikes utilising cluster munitions landed in residential areas in Israel
23 Jul 2025 Press release -
Iran: Deliberate Israeli attack on Tehran’s Evin prison must be investigated as a war crime – new evidenceVideo footage, satellite imagery, and eyewitness accounts reveal extensive civilian casualties and destruction
21 Jul 2025 Press release -
UK: Government must ‘show real backbone’ and act now to end Gaza genocide – Amnesty response to Foreign Ministers’ statement
These are empty words from the Foreign Secretary - the statement lacks any resolve, leadership or action to help end the crisis in Gaza.
21 Jul 2025 Press release -
European Union's refusal to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement is a 'cruel and unlawful betrayal'‘This will be remembered as one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU’s history’ Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General
15 Jul 2025 Press release -
USA: Sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are a disgraceful affront to international justiceThis is a shameless and transparent attack on the fundamental principles of international justice. Special Rapporteurs are not appointed to please governments or to be popular but to deliver their mandate.
09 Jul 2025 Press release -
Gaza: Israel turns seeking aid into a deadly trap for starving Palestinians - further evidence of genocideEvidence suggests the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was designed to deflect international pressure while serving as another tool in Israel’s campaign of genocide
03 Jul 2025 Press release -
Scotland: Amnesty 'deeply concerned' about transparency and accountability of Scottish Enterprise reviewOur response to the Scottish Government's review of human rights due diligence at Scottish Enterprise
25 Jun 2025 Press release -
Iran: Growing fears of 'rush to execute people' accused of 'espionage' for IsraelFears of arbitrary executions are rising after officials announced mass arrests for alleged collaboration with Israel and called for swift trials and executions
20 Jun 2025 Press release
