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UK: Misrepresentations of Article 8 fuel hostility, mistrust and bad law24 Jun 2025 Press release
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UK: Immigration stats reveal Government substituting ‘one form of unfairness for another’22 May 2025 Press release
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UK: 'Little or no regard' shown to people fleeing conflict and persecution - immigration statsThousands of people including Afghans, Iranians and Eritreans refused protection
27 Feb 2025 Press release -
USA: Government has ‘completely gutted’ the right to seek asylum at US-Mexico border – new researchUnaccompanied minors stranded without way to seek help or safety
20 Feb 2025 Press release -
Malta: El Hiblu case 'everything wrong with migration policies in central Mediterranean'It has taken the authorities six years to bring this case to court, against three teenagers who acted as mediators between the El Hiblu crew and over 100 rescued people, terrified by the prospect of being illegally returned to Libya.
22 Jan 2025 Press release -
USA: President Trump's executive orders on immigration and climate are 'racist' and 'reckless'Amnesty responds to the slew of executive actions announced by President Trump shortly after his inauguration as 47th President of the United States.
21 Jan 2025 Press release -
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: 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 -
Europe: Don't sacrifice Syrians to European anti-refugee politics
Shortly after the ousting of President Assad, European countries including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the UK announced that they would review their asylum practices in light of these developments, mainly by considering or enacting a suspension of pending asylum applications by Syrians.
10 Dec 2024 Press release -
UK: Government must not compromise on the need for asylum - immigration stats
New Home Office quarterly immigration statistics show 133,409 people are waiting for initial asylum decision
28 Nov 2024 Press release -
USA: Amnesty vows to 'fight for human rights' during Trump's second term06 Nov 2024 Press release
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Myanmar: Rohingyas face worst violence since 2017 – new testimonyRohingya face persecution from rebel Arakan Army and Myanmar military
24 Oct 2024 Press release -
At a crossroads: The future of the UK’s asylum systemAt a crossroads: The future of the UK’s asylum system
23 Oct 2024 Blog post -
UK: Government must stop doing deals to offload asylum responsibilities
After eight deaths in the Channel this weekend, and ahead of Starmer’s meeting on asylum with Italian Premier Georgia Meloni, Amnesty responds
16 Sep 2024 Press release -
UK: latest Channel crossing deaths are another 'avoidable tragedy'15 Sep 2024 Press release
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UK: Safe asylum routes 'desperately needed' to avoid tragic Channel crossing deaths
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those who’ve died in this terrible tragedy.
03 Sep 2024 Press release -
UK: 'securitised' immigration measures will punish vulnerable people21 Aug 2024 Press release
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UK: Closure of Bibby Stockholm is 'absolutely correct'
Warehousing people on a giant barge is distressingly reminiscent of the prison hulks of the Victorian era and it’s absolutely correct that this inhuman practice will eventually end.
23 Jul 2024 Press release -
UK: PM taking 'very similar path' to last Government on asylum
Call for safe routes and ‘dignified asylum system fit for the twenty-first century’
18 Jul 2024 Press release -
Finland: Emergency law to block people seeking asylum 'should never have passed'This law should never have passed.
12 Jul 2024 Press release
