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Peter: Reassessments for a lifelong conditionEndless PIP re‑assessments, intrusive questioning and constant stress to keep support.
08 Oct 2025 -
Naomi: Left without support after a joint claim delayNo payments for months; a dehumanising and mistrustful system that harms families.
08 Oct 2025 -
Paula: Fighting PIP cuts to reclaim essential supportRestoring PIP 8 months after payments were suddenly cut, costing her essential discounts.
08 Oct 2025 -
Philip: I couldn’t visit my father in his final daysMental health strained after missed UC payment meant he couldn't afford to visit him.
08 Oct 2025 -
Gaia: Sanctioned after a cancelled appointmentSanctions pushing Gaia to food banks and loans while trying to feed her children.
08 Oct 2025 -
Marvin: Disability and bills undermining supportLiving with muscular dystrophy and in fear of support being cut to a level where he can't survive.
08 Oct 2025 -
Fiona: Carers deserve to be paid the living wageProviding 24/7 care on £83.30 a week, draining savings as bills rise.
08 Oct 2025 -
Carolynne & Freya: Child care with complex needsLooking after daugher 24/7 but struggling to provide the best possible care.
08 Oct 2025 -
Rachel: DWP used against her by ex abuserSurvivor risks stability due to malicious allegations, intrusive reviews and rising costs.
08 Oct 2025 -
Akunna: The experience of UC as a disabled person
Anxiety, extra costs and harmful errors led to paying a premium to get around.
08 Oct 2025 -
Claire: Mental ill‑health met with disbelief and hurdlesDoubted through assessments and tribunals; errors and stigma left her anxious and exhausted.
08 Oct 2025 -
Steve: Chronic pain, basic support, and isolationLives with osteoarthritis; UC and PIP cover basics, but not enough to visit family.
08 Oct 2025 -
Carly: Unexpected payment mix‑up left her without UCSingle parent had to get into debt and instability due to stressful issues with UC.
08 Oct 2025 -
Northern Ireland: PSNI should not be arresting peaceful protesters on the streets of London05 Oct 2025 Press release -
UK: 'New' police powers to tackle protest yet another attempt to clamp down on human rightsThe ‘new’ powers announced by the Home Secretary today are not new at all – they are a reheat of powers that the last Government tried to push through under regulations that the courts found to be unlawful.
05 Oct 2025 Press release -
Amnesty International UK response to the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Amnesty International UK is deeply saddened by the news of this morning's attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester and condemns this horrific act of violence that has taken the lives of two innocent people and injured many more. Our…
02 Oct 2025 Press release -
UK: ‘Serious concern’ ID card scheme will put people’s vital information at risk26 Sep 2025 Press release -
Sarifa: Disabled carer fights cuts and discriminationBattling the complex system and racism, and still finding the strength to be a carer for family.
25 Sep 2025 -
Egypt/UK: Statement on the release of Alaa Abdel FattahAmnesty calls on the Prime Minister to urgently push for Alaa’s complete freedom and safe travel to the UK.
23 Sep 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Troubles framework will be judged on rights and victims’ voices'Root-and-branch reform of legacy mechanisms must be more than a rebrand’ - Gráinne Teggart
19 Sep 2025 Press release
