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Nov 4 2024 9:20AM
What is the European Convention on Human Rights?

The European Convention on Human Rights protects us all - no matter who we are. Read more on why we must stand up for the ECHR and keep our rights protected.
Oct 23 2024 6:31PM
At a crossroads: The future of the UK’s asylum system
Image shows signs pointing in different directions and text overlay reads: UK asylum system at a crossroads

The UK asylum system is in desperate need of reform. Fairness and efficiency should be at its core.  We’ve outlined 5 key proposals that can help fix the broken system and ensure that every asylum claim is treated with respect and dignity. 
Mar 16 2024 9:00AM
"No one should be left behind"
Anoosheh stands handcuffed in a prison uniform with a fist raised defiantly in the air

Anoosheh Ashoori returned home to his family 2 years ago, on the 16th March 2022, after being unjustly imprisoned in Evin Prison, Iran. This is why he's still fighting to free all unjustly imprisoned British nationals abroad.

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Jun 12 2014 8:25AM
Wu Renhua on Tiananmen Massacre Trilogy --"Reclaiming Tiananmen"

At the panel discussion "Reclaiming Tiananmen" organized by Amnesty International UK on 3 June 2014, Wu Renhua discusses his trilogy on the 1989 Beijng (Tiananmen) massacre. The publications include: Tiananmen Massacra in 24 Hours...

Jun 11 2014 6:30PM
Reclaiming Tiananmen 2014: Report

http://shaojiang1989.blogspot.com/2014/06/reclaiming-tiananmen-2014-rep… Reclaiming Tiananmen 2014: Report [10 June 2014] To mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Amnesty International UK...

Jun 11 2014 6:09PM
[CHRB] Nearly 100 Detained, Restricted in Movement Around 25th Tiananmen Anniversary (5/30-6/5/2014)

[CHRB] Nearly 100 Detained, Restricted in Movement Around 25th Tiananmen Anniversary (5/30-6/5/2014) China Human Rights Briefing May 30 – June 5, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Harshest 6/4 Anniversary Yet: More Than 40 Criminal...

Jun 11 2014 5:42PM
Tiananmen Square: The wound that remains unhealed

Press Release issued by Chinese Uyghur & Tibetan Solidarity UK [3 June 2014] On the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Chinese Uyghur & Tibetan Solidarity UK calls on the Chinese government to end its censorship of the...

Jun 11 2014 4:39PM
Nabeel Rajab: "Your work has given me hope"

I am Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). I have just been released from prison after serving a two-year sentence for my peaceful and legitimate...

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