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UK/Egypt: Mother's hunger strike for imprisoned activist son Alaa Abd El-Fattah 'could be a matter of life and death'Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, has been hospitalised just hours before the 150th day of her hunger strike in protest of her son's imprisonment in Egypt.
25 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: David Lammy must ramp up pressure on Egypt to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah at UN Human Rights CouncilBritish national Abd El-Fattah has still not been released after serving an unjust 5-year prison sentence.
24 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: Police forces ‘supercharging racism’ with crime predicting tech – new reportAmnesty’s new report ‘Automated Racism’ reveals dangerous discrimination in police prediction tools
20 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK/China: ‘Red lines, not red carpet’ needed as Lammy hosts top China diplomat in London‘This is an opportunity to show that the UK will not allow China to buy its silence over human rights concerns’ - Felix Jakens
13 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: JSO mass-hearing a 'critical opportunity to rethink the crackdown on peaceful protest'The two-day hearing will see 16 Just Stop Oil activists seek to challenge historically draconian sentences for peaceful protest.
28 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: Family and campaigners call on David Lammy to visit Alaa Abdel Fattah in jail while in Egypt - Letter
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is due to attend a meeting in Egypt this week.
22 Jan 2025 Press release -
Iran: release of German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi welcomed13 Jan 2025 Press release
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UK: 'Nothing progressive' about new sanctions regime on people smuggling gangs
There’s nothing progressive whatsoever about failing yet again to provide safe travel alternatives for people seeking asylum
09 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: Laila Soueif to mark 81st day of hunger strike with Christmas vigil outside Downing St18 Dec 2024 Press release
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'Landmark case for press freedom' - Northern Ireland and Met police broke law spying on journalistsThe Investigatory Powers Tribunal has found police broke the law and breached human rights of Northern Ireland journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney.
17 Dec 2024 Press release -
UK: Syrian refugees must not be left stuck in 'asylum limbo'
‘Syrian refugees and the fall of Assad’ - calls for a speedy resumption to decision-making and for the future of the Syrian people to be prioritised over any short-sighted ambition to return refugees
12 Dec 2024 Press release -
37,686 of you called on the Home Secretary to scrap anti-protest lawsMany thanks to the tens of thousands of you who took action calling on the Home Secretary to scrap anti-protest laws in the UK. Together with Liberty and Greenpeace UK we handed a 200,000 signature-strong petition into the Home Office.
10 Dec 2024 Campaign update -
UK: Latest Prevent figures show children younger than ten continue to be targetedChildren aged 11-15 were the largest proportion of referrals with almost 5% of referrals being children under 10 years
05 Dec 2024 Press release -
UK: Government must not compromise on the need for asylum - immigration statsNew Home Office quarterly immigration statistics show 133,409 people are waiting for initial asylum decision
28 Nov 2024 Press release -
UK: mother of jailed British writer Alaa Abdel Fattah to deliver copy of his book to No1026 Nov 2024 Press release
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UK: Government is hiding behind 'domestic processes' on Netanyahu arrest - legal expert22 Nov 2024 Press release
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Israel-OPT: UK should 'unequivocally' back ICC arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant21 Nov 2024 Press release
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UK: campaigners to assemble outside High Court ahead of key arms to Israel case14 Nov 2024 Press release
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UK/Peru: Victims of lethal state repression arrive in London to commence international delegation for justice
Yovanna Mendoza and Mario Ilaquita, whose family members were among the 50 people killed by police and military during the 2022-2023 protests, have arrived in London
11 Nov 2024 Press release -
UK: David Lammy must use China visit to challenge Beijing’s brutal suppression of human rights‘The Government should ensure that talks on trade and security relations with China aren’t pursued at the expense of human rights’- Sacha Deshmukh
17 Oct 2024 Press release
