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UK: 'Deeply draconian' Public Order Bill must be rejected by Lords - New BriefingPublic Order Bill must be rejected by Lords - New Briefing
27 Jan 2023 Press release -
London: Iran solidarity rally in Trafalgar Square to mark 115 days of protests06 Jan 2023 Press release
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UK: Rwanda refugee ruling is 'bitterly disappointing'The Government’s Rwanda deal seriously undermines international refugee law and rides roughshod over the rights of people seeking asylum in the UK.
19 Dec 2022 Press release -
Northern Ireland: United Nations calls for Troubles bill to be scrappedAmnesty welcomes calls from the United Nations to the UK Government to withdraw its widely opposed Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
15 Dec 2022 Press release -
UK: PM announcement to crackdown on asylum is 'littered with errors'Sunak speaks of fairness – yet his Government has wrecked the UK’s asylum system
13 Dec 2022 Press release -
UK: Government accused of 'hypocrisy' in hosting survivors of sexual violence summit‘The UK must get its own house in order before it can credibly lead an international summit on the issue’
28 Nov 2022 Press release -
UK: Year on from mass drowning new statistics show asylum system in 'complete disarray'Call for ‘complete overhaul’ of asylum policy and abandonment of Rwanda deal
24 Nov 2022 Press release -
UK: More than 11,000 people join call for housing to be made a human right11,000 joined Amnesty International UK to call on the UK Government to make access to safe and affordable housing a human right for all in England - with this right enshrined in law - in a petition that Amnesty has handed to Michael Gove at the…
23 Nov 2022 Press release -
UK: Amnesty and Liberty stunt calls for dangerous bill of ‘rights’ to be scrappedTwo of the UK’s biggest human rights organisations take over ads on ConservativeHome and LabourList to urge the Government to ditch Bill of Rights Bill
15 Nov 2022 Press release -
UK: Deal with France is 'recycling the same failed response' to curb dangerous Channel crossingsThis deal is just the same as previous deals - spending money and resources on intercepting and obstructing people crossing the Channel, while doing nothing to address their need for safe access to an asylum system.
14 Nov 2022 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Irish government urged to bring UK government to European Court if Troubles bill becomes lawAmnesty and Troubles victims give evidence to joint Irish Parliamentary committee
10 Nov 2022 Press release -
Egypt: world leaders at COP27 must call for Alaa Abd el-Fattah's release09 Nov 2022 Press release
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UK: Istanbul Convention finally comes into force - but the Government stops short of protecting all womenThe Government has reserved article 59 of the treaty opting out of protecting migrant women
01 Nov 2022 Press release -
UK: Braverman must 'face up' to the wreckage of the asylum system instead of demonising people seeking asylumNo responsible person should ever use language that risks inciting hostility and hate
01 Nov 2022 Press release -
UK: Gangs Matrix review long overdue but must be 'dismantled in its entirety'Over 1,000 young men removed from the Met Police Gangs Matrix
31 Oct 2022 Press release -
Iran/UK: return of Morad Tahbaz to Evin Prison is 'terrible news'26 Oct 2022 Press release
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UK: Rishi Sunak needs to ‘break decisively’ with predecessors’ anti-human rights policiesResponse to the appointment of the new Prime Minister: 'Rishi Sunak needs to break decisively with the anti-human rights policies of his predecessors' - Sacha Deshmukh
24 Oct 2022 Press release -
UK: sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah to stage sit-in at Foreign Office17 Oct 2022 Press release
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UK: demo outside Iranian Embassy in London to mark one month of protests12 Oct 2022 Press release
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UK: Belfast star Ciarán Hinds calls on Liz Truss to scrap ‘Troubles’ BillWith return of Parliament Oscar-nominated star of acclaimed film Belfast pens open letter to PM calling for controversial Troubles Bill to be dropped
11 Oct 2022 Press release
