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UK: Rishi Sunak should correct record on arms sales to Israel
Amnesty believes that today (8th May 2024) the Prime Minister may have misled the House of Commons with his remark, and is requesting that he issue a correction.
08 May 2024 Press release -
UK: peaceful student protests on Gaza must be respected
In the past week, students at several UK universities have set up protest encampments to express their solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and other parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
02 May 2024 Press release -
UK: Southbank projection makes appeal to Rishi Sunak over British man jailed in Iran01 May 2024 Press release
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UK: Detaining refugees is 'whipping up a febrile anti-asylum atmosphere'The entire Rwanda scheme is a human rights scandal
01 May 2024 Press release -
UK/Ireland: Asylum row is 'unedifying spectacle' doing real harm
The UK is currently acting as an international freeloader in refugee matters, expecting other countries to process people’s asylum claims when it flat out refuses to do so itself.
30 Apr 2024 Press release -
UK: Channel crossing deaths highlight Government's 'callous attitude' to refugeesToday is an utterly bleak day for people seeking asylum in the UK.
23 Apr 2024 Press release -
UK: Passing of Rwanda bill is a 'national disgrace'
Today will leave a stain on this country’s moral reputation.
23 Apr 2024 Press release -
London to Remember June Fourth 34 Years On19 Apr 2024 Blog post
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UK: campaigners rename road outside Israeli Embassy 'Genocide Avenue'26 Mar 2024 Press release
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Israel/OPT: David Cameron right to criticise Israel over delays to UK aid for Gaza22 Mar 2024 Press release
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UK: House of Commons Rwanda vote is a 'shocking spectacle'
UK: House of Commons Rwanda vote is a 'shocking spectacle'
18 Mar 2024 Press release -
Rwanda bill: Lords must force Government to stop playing 'dystopian horror game'Controversial Rwanda bill to be voted on by peers tomorrow
11 Mar 2024 Press release -
Israel-OPT: maritime aid corridor and seaport scheme is 'woefully slow' response to Gaza aid crisis08 Mar 2024 Press release
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UK: Amnesty slams TV ad ban: 'Human rights are not political'Advertising clearance agency Clearcast says Amnesty International’s work on protecting human rights is ‘political’
07 Mar 2024 Press release -
UK: Government must end 'immoral' policy of refusing to process asylum claims
Tragic Channel crossing deaths highlight Government’s irresponsibility and failure to protect people’s lives
29 Feb 2024 Press release -
PM's accusation of 'mob rule' puts right to peaceful protest at riskPM's accusation of 'mob rule' puts right to peaceful protest at risk
29 Feb 2024 Press release -
UK: Government has trapped people in an 'asylum vortex' causing multiple harms - new briefingGovernment’s three-year long refusal to process asylum claims is at root of serious problems with the asylum system
27 Feb 2024 Press release -
UK: More protest restrictions will further undermine basic human rights‘Criminalising demonstrations outside Parliament in the name of protecting democracy is ludicrous’ - Tom Southerden
23 Feb 2024 Press release -
UK: response to Labour's call for immediate Gaza ceasefire20 Feb 2024 Press release
