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UK: Rishi Sunak should correct record on arms sales to Israel

During PMQs in the House of Commons today, Rishi Sunak said that “the UK Government doesn’t, itself, directly provide or ship arms to Israel”, a factually incorrect statement which the Government’s...

Northern Ireland: 'Chilling' evidence of police routinely spying on 'trouble-making' journalists

Responding to explosive revelations about the routine targeting of journalists by the police in Northern Ireland made today at the Royal Courts of Justice , Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s...

Scotland: New First Minister must take a stand on human rights

Responding to the announcement that MSPs have voted for new SNP leader John Swinney to be Scotland’s next first minister , Neil Cowan Amnesty International’s Scotland Director, said: “The Scottish...

Gaza: Rafah evacuation order must be rescinded

‘Palestinian civilians in Gaza are human beings, not pawns to be moved around a chessboard’ - Erika Guevara-Rosas Responding to the Israeli military’s orders for more than 100,000 residents - most of...

Northern Ireland: ‘Sinister’ threat against Belfast Telegraph journalist condemned

Newspaper reveals threat is sixth against its journalists in past six months ‘There is a concerted attempt in Northern Ireland to intimidate journalists to prevent them from doing their jobs ’ -...

USA: university administrations condemned over heavy-handed Gaza protests response

‘As could easily be foreseen, the decisions at some universities to call in law enforcement actually escalated the situation ’ - Paul O’Brien Amnesty International has condemned the obstructive and...

UK: peaceful student protests on Gaza must be respected

Commenting on the emergence of growing numbers of pro-Palestine solidarity protests at universities across the UK, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK’s Law and Human Rights Director, said: “The...

Northern Ireland: BBC complaint in police secret surveillance case is a 'step in the right direction'

‘We urge other journalists and media outlets to make complaints to the Tribunal if they are concerned of secret surveillance by the PSNI’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International and the Committee on...

Indonesia: Murky network of spyware imports exposed - new report

Highly-invasive spyware imported using complex chain of global commercial networks Volume of spyware imports to Indonesia is particularly concerning given its assault on human rights ‘The murky trade...

UK: Detaining refugees is 'whipping up a febrile anti-asylum atmosphere'

In response to the Government detaining people seeking asylum to deport them to Rwanda, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “By drip-feeding updates about ‘round-ups’ and...