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UK: Rwanda refugee ruling is 'bitterly disappointing'The Government’s Rwanda deal seriously undermines international refugee law and rides roughshod over the rights of people seeking asylum in the UK.
19 Dec 2022 Press release -
Morocco/Spain: Stalled investigations 'smacks of cover-up' six months after Melilla border carnage - new reportMounting evidence of crimes under international law by both Governments at the Melilla border
13 Dec 2022 Press release -
UK: PM announcement to crackdown on asylum is 'littered with errors'Sunak speaks of fairness – yet his Government has wrecked the UK’s asylum system
13 Dec 2022 Press release -
Malaysia: Government must stop forcible return of people to MyanmarDecision to overturn stay on deportation of 114 people to Myanmar risks their safety
13 Dec 2022 Press release -
Southeast Asia: 'Swift action' needed to rescue Rohingya refugees stranded at seaSix-fold increase of mostly Rohingya people making risky journeys by sea from Myanmar and Bangladesh this year
09 Dec 2022 Press release -
UK: Year on from mass drowning new statistics show asylum system in 'complete disarray'Call for ‘complete overhaul’ of asylum policy and abandonment of Rwanda deal
24 Nov 2022 Press release -
UK: Deal with France is 'recycling the same failed response' to curb dangerous Channel crossingsThis deal is just the same as previous deals - spending money and resources on intercepting and obstructing people crossing the Channel, while doing nothing to address their need for safe access to an asylum system.
14 Nov 2022 Press release -
Italy: authorities must allow people on board refugee rescue ship to disembark06 Nov 2022 Press release
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UK: Braverman must 'face up' to the wreckage of the asylum system instead of demonising people seeking asylumNo responsible person should ever use language that risks inciting hostility and hate
01 Nov 2022 Press release -
Lebanon: Government must immediately stop ‘so-called voluntary returns’ of Syrian refugees1,600 Syrian refugees face being returned from next week
14 Oct 2022 Press release -
Latvia: 'Cruel ultimatum' and brutal force used to push back refugees at the border - new reportRefugees and migrants arbitrarily detained in the Latvian forest, tortured and beaten with electric prods and tasers
12 Oct 2022 Press release -
USA: ill-treatment of Haitian asylum-seekers is race-based torture - new report22 Sep 2022 Press release
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Lebanon: death in custody after torture of Syrian refugee must be fully investigated06 Sep 2022 Press release
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UK: Call on new PM to end 'staggeringly irresponsible' Rwanda dealRwanda’s troubling human rights record includes enforced disappearances, torture, excessive use of force by the police, and serious violations of the right to free expression
03 Sep 2022 Press release -
UK: New Prime Minister must make ‘clean break’ with Johnson years on human rightsAmnesty UK Chief Executive writing to new PM with offer of meeting to discuss ‘new agenda on rights’
02 Sep 2022 Press release -
Afghans fleeing Taliban shot at, detained and sent back at Iranian and Turkish borders - new reportIranian security forces killed 11 people - including 16-year-old boy - though death toll likely to be significantly higher
31 Aug 2022 Press release -
Afghanistan: One year of Taliban rule underlines 'bleak future' for the country - reportBan on peaceful protests as well as revenge killings, executions of alleged resistance fighters and other crimes could amount to war crimes
15 Aug 2022 Press release -
UK: Priti Patel's Borders Act is 'unlawfully rewriting' what it means to be a refugeeUK: Priti Patel's Borders Act is 'unlawfully rewriting' what it means to be a refugee
27 Jun 2022 Press release -
UK: Home Office introduce citizenship fee waiver after 'years of raking in millions of pounds'Current administrative costs are £416 per application meaning £596 profit is made by Home Office from each child
26 May 2022 Press release -
Italy: Iuventa search and rescue trial due to start this weekThe search and rescue ship Iuventa ran hundreds of missions to save migrants from drowning off the coast of Libya
17 May 2022 Press release
