UK/USA: State Visit to the White House is a ‘national humiliation’ for Britain

Ahead of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the White House, Amnesty International has called on the UK government to resist, denounce and push back against US attacks on international law, standards and human rights.

Commenting on the state visit, Kerry Moscogiuri, Chief Executive of Amnesty International UK said:

“The King’s state visit to the White House is an act of national humiliation.

“The Trump administration has relished tearing up 80 years of international human rights protections - whether looking the other way when its ally Israel commits genocide, carrying out extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean Sea, or sanctioning ICC staff and human rights organisations. The Trump administration has been enabled by governments, like the UK, which have failed to challenge the attacks on the international justice system the US and UK once helped create.

“King Charles and President Donald Trump will banquet in the White House while children continue to starve in Gaza and the Middle East spirals into chaos following the unlawful US-Israeli attacks in violation of the UN Charter. They will have ‘private tea’ while immigrant families continue to be detained across the country. They will enjoy a ‘diplomatic garden party’ while migrants continue to be tortured in Alligator Alcatraz.

“The UK Government and anyone representing it must stop appeasing Trump and recognise that further cowardice will only make matters worse. It is only by resisting, denouncing and pushing back against US attacks, that we can defend international law, standards and everyone’s human rights.”