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UK: Scrapping of unlawful Rwanda refugee scheme welcomeThe unlawful Rwanda scheme shamed the UK in the eyes of the world, and we welcome this move to scrap it.
08 Jul 2024 Press release -
UK: Call for Starmer government to put in place ‘human rights renaissance’Call for ‘rights renaissance’, with to-do list including an immediate suspension of arms to Israel, scrapping of Rwanda Act, Troubles Act and anti-protest measures, and tackling homelessness crisis
05 Jul 2024 Press release -
Italy: Migrants detained in conditions 'worse than prison' - new briefingAmnesty visits to centres in Rome and Caltanissetta in Sicily found spartan conditions with foam mattresses on concrete beds, sealed windows and mobiles prohibited
04 Jul 2024 Press release -
Refugee Week 2024: What does Seeking Asylum have to do with Home?Everyone should have the right to the warmth, dignity & refuge of home. This is why seeking asylum is a human right protected by international law. But, what does seeking asylum have to do with home? Why is it the theme of #RefugeeWeek 2024?
18 Jun 2024 Blog post -
Greece: One year on from the Pylos shipwreck, Coast Guard's role must be properly investigatedSerious allegations that a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat caused the trawler to capsize
13 Jun 2024 Press release -
UK: Detaining refugees is 'whipping up a febrile anti-asylum atmosphere'The entire Rwanda scheme is a human rights scandal
01 May 2024 Press release -
UK/Ireland: Asylum row is 'unedifying spectacle' doing real harm
The UK is currently acting as an international freeloader in refugee matters, expecting other countries to process people’s asylum claims when it flat out refuses to do so itself.
30 Apr 2024 Press release -
UK: Channel crossing deaths highlight Government's 'callous attitude' to refugeesToday is an utterly bleak day for people seeking asylum in the UK.
23 Apr 2024 Press release -
UK: Passing of Rwanda bill is a 'national disgrace'
Today will leave a stain on this country’s moral reputation.
23 Apr 2024 Press release -
Rwanda bill: Lords must force Government to stop playing 'dystopian horror game'Controversial Rwanda bill to be voted on by peers tomorrow
11 Mar 2024 Press release -
UK: Government must end 'immoral' policy of refusing to process asylum claims
Tragic Channel crossing deaths highlight Government’s irresponsibility and failure to protect people’s lives
29 Feb 2024 Press release -
UK: Government has trapped people in an 'asylum vortex' causing multiple harms - new briefingGovernment’s three-year long refusal to process asylum claims is at root of serious problems with the asylum system
27 Feb 2024 Press release -
Italy: Parliament's ratification of dangerous automatic detention deal with Albania 'shameful'The agreement will see people taken hundreds of miles by sea to Albania to face arbitrary detention
15 Feb 2024 Press release -
UK: Clapham attack should not be used as pretext to target people seeking asylum
Clapham attack should not be used as pretext to target people seeking asylum
02 Feb 2024 Press release -
Italy: MPs should reject 'unworkable, harmful and unlawful' migration deal with Albania - new briefing‘Externalisation’ deal will see people taken hundreds of miles by sea to Albania and face arbitrary detention
22 Jan 2024 Press release -
UK: Rwanda Bill vote is 'bitterly disappointing'This historically-bad Bill should never have seen the light of day in the first place and it’s bitterly disappointing to see it pass through the Commons
18 Jan 2024 Press release -
Europe: Halt 'scandalous' returns of people from the North Caucasus to Russia where they are at risk of torture and abuse - new reportCroatia, France, Germany, Poland and Romania have or have attempted to extradite or deport asylum seekers who had fled persecution in the North Caucasus
18 Jan 2024 Press release -
UK: MPs must vote against 'historically bad' Rwanda Bill
Amnesty is strongly urging MPs to vote against the Government’s Rwanda bill
16 Jan 2024 Press release -
UK: Tragic Channel crossing deaths highlight Government’s irresponsibility and failure to respect human life
‘Refusing to act to help traumatised and desperate people find real safety is irresponsible and no way to respect, still less save, human life’ - Steve Valdez-Symonds
14 Jan 2024 Press release -
Threat to human rights in new Victims and Prisoners BillHidden amongst the Victims and Prisoners Bil is a dangerous removal of Human Rights Act protections from prisoner release decisions. This erodes access to justice rights applying to all.
18 Dec 2023 Blog post
