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UK: MPs should 'unreservedly' support this week's Gaza ceasefire motion19 Feb 2024 Press release
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UK: Government’s protest plans ‘a direct attack’ on people’s rights'These planned new measures are a direct attack on our right to peacefully protest' - Sacha Deshmukh
08 Feb 2024 Press release -
UK: Rishi Sunak's PMQs trans jibe was 'sickening'07 Feb 2024 Press release
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UK: Clapham attack should not be used as pretext to target people seeking asylum
Clapham attack should not be used as pretext to target people seeking asylum
02 Feb 2024 Press release -
Israel/OPT: UK's 'terrible' decision to halt funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency should be reversed
Responding to an announcement by the UK government that it was “pausing” its financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
27 Jan 2024 Press release -
UK: Rwanda Bill vote is 'bitterly disappointing'This historically-bad Bill should never have seen the light of day in the first place and it’s bitterly disappointing to see it pass through the Commons
18 Jan 2024 Press release -
UK: MPs must vote against 'historically bad' Rwanda Bill
Amnesty is strongly urging MPs to vote against the Government’s Rwanda bill
16 Jan 2024 Press release -
UK: MPs should oppose 'draconian' anti-boycott bill09 Jan 2024 Press release
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Israel/OPT: UN Security Council must not block Gaza ceasefire resolution
Appeal to UK, USA and other Security Council members to back ceasefire resolution after Antonio Guterres ‘rings alarm bell’ by invoking Article 99 of UN Charter
07 Dec 2023 Press release -
UK: Asylum treaty with Rwanda is a 'gross political fantasy'With this treaty, ministers are once again doubling down on a fundamentally reckless policy of not processing asylum claims made in the UK
05 Dec 2023 Press release -
UK: Immigration statistics reveal 'abject failure' of Government asylum policy
New Home Office quarterly statistics published hours after two people die crossing the Channel
23 Nov 2023 Press release -
UK: David Cameron's Israel visit must see Foreign Secretary calling for full Gaza ceasefire
Lord Cameron should inform the Israeli government that the UK will now support a full negotiated ceasefire on all sides in the interests of averting further civilian suffering for Palestinians and Israelis.
23 Nov 2023 Press release -
UK: Ministers must 'face up to reality' and set up safe asylum routes after Channel crossing tragedy
We are heartbroken by this loss of life and our immediate thoughts are with the family and friends who have lost their loved ones.
22 Nov 2023 Press release -
UK: Government must now 'draw a line' under disgraceful Rwanda scheme
The Government should make policies which fit with the law, not fit the law around their policies
15 Nov 2023 Press release -
UK: Home Secretary's comments on Palestine protest 'extremely ill-judged'Suella Braverman’s extremely ill-judged comments seem deliberately designed to divide communities.
09 Nov 2023 Press release -
UK: Police must not bow to political pressure to ban weekend march
The police must not bow to political pressure to ban this weekend’s march.
07 Nov 2023 Press release -
UK: Government's Prevent Duty 'fundamentally incompatible' with human rights - major new reportNearly one in three referrals for children under 15, with one child referred after joking he hoped school would burn down during fire drill
02 Nov 2023 Press release -
UK: Keir Starmer's failure to call for Gaza ceasefire shows lack of 'principled leadership'
"Instead of tracking so closely to UK and US government calls for a vague and unclear ‘pause’, Mr Starmer should be supporting the United Nations and expert aid organisations on the ground in Gaza who say an immediate ceasefire is a matter of life and…
31 Oct 2023 Press release -
UK: New bill to ban ethical procurement by councils is 'dangerous and draconian'Special status for Israel will shield it from accountability for human rights violations and breaching international law
24 Oct 2023 Press release -
UK: Israel and Palestine protest policing must respect human rights
Authorities must not restrict freedom of expression during protests related to the crisis in Gaza and Israel that are set to take place around the country this weekend.
20 Oct 2023 Press release
