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UK accused of complicity as world faces most dangerous moment for human rights - annual reportAmnesty's annual report warns the world is moving towards a dangerous phase of systemic breakdown, driven by states acting with increasing impunity.
21 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK: Amnesty International response to deaths of four people attempting to cross the ChannelAmnesty response to four tragic deaths of asylum seekers in the English Channel
09 Apr 2026 -
UK asylum system failing: Afghan and Iranian approvals plummetGovernment’s latest immigration statistics, showing asylum grant rates of just 34% for Afghans and 58% for Iranians in the year ending December 2025
26 Feb 2026 Press release -
Human rights rollback: Reform framing 'poisoning the public debate' and scapegoating immigrantsAmnesty warns that proposals to leave the ECHR, expand mass deportations and weaken legal safeguards risk undermining democracy and fuelling division.
23 Feb 2026 Press release -
Italy: Cutro shipwreck trial an opportunity to shine a light on government ‘failures and reckless decisions'94 people, including 34 children, drowned in Italian waters in Cutro shipwreck
29 Jan 2026 Press release -
EU: Changes to asylum protection mark ‘unprecedented attack’ on system of safetyChanges make it easier for EU states to apply ‘safe third country’ concept to reject asylum applications as inadmissible without examination
18 Dec 2025 Press release -
USA: New findings reveal human rights violations at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and Krome detention centresFlorida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ found to operate in inhuman, unsanitary, and unregulated conditions
04 Dec 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Racist crimes at record levels in 2025, ‘a shameful year’New PSNI report shows 2,048 racist incidents and 1,280 race hate crimes - among the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004
27 Nov 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Migrant workers subjected to ten years of abuse on Riyadh Metro project – new reportMigrant workers who travelled to Saudi Arabia to work on the Riyadh Metro project were forced to pay exorbitant recruitment fees, worked in dangerous heat and earned pitiful wages during a decade of serious abuse
18 Nov 2025 Press release -
UK: Asylum proposals ‘cross a dangerous line’ by weakening protections for refugees and everyone‘Once you strip rights from one group, you hand licence to whoever comes next to strip them from others’ - Steve Valdez-Symonds
17 Nov 2025 Press release -
Labour Conference: Amnesty warns against 'tough talk' on migration at expense of rights29 Sep 2025 Press release
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Myanmar: Dangers facing Rohingya in northern Rakhine State would make repatriation ‘catastrophic’29 Sep 2025 Press release
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Northern Ireland: ‘A year of hate and fear’ – racist crimes hit record highNew PSNI annual report shows 2,049 racist incidents and 1,329 race hate crimes - detailing the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004
28 Aug 2025 Press release -
UK: Latest immigration figures show Government continuing harmful policies ‘failing refugees, wasting public money, fuelling dysfunction’
UK: Latest immigration figures show Government continuing harmful policies ‘failing refugees, wasting public money, fuelling dysfunction’
21 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Asylum seekers deserve to live with dignity
Amnesty International response to a challenge to the planning status of hotels housing asylum seekers in Northern Ireland
20 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty speaks out against ‘hatred and violence’ at Refugees Welcome demo in BelfastHundreds gathered in Belfast today for a Refugees Welcome demonstration, showing solidarity with refugees following recent violent attacks against migrants and refugees across Northern Ireland.
09 Aug 2025 Press release -
UK: Amnesty condemns Government for 'shamefully' using refugees as ‘political pawns’ in France returns dealPeople are being unjustly punished simply for exercising their right to seek asylum in the UK - through the only route left open to them
07 Aug 2025 Press release -
UK-France: ‘Another cruel, costly failure dressed up as policy’ – Amnesty warns on new migrant returns deal
Once again, refugees are treated like parcels, not people, while the public is left to pay the price for, yet another cruel, costly failure dressed up as policy.
05 Aug 2025 Press release -
EU court ruling on ‘safe countries of origin’ is a heavy blow to Italy-Albania migration dealToday’s significant ruling deals a heavy blow to the harmful Italy-Albania migration deal to offshore the processing of asylum-seekers to camps in Albania.
01 Aug 2025 Press release -
UK: Misrepresentations of Article 8 fuel hostility, mistrust and bad law24 Jun 2025 Press release
