Skip to main content
Amnesty International UK
Log in
Egypt: mass round-ups ahead of COP27

At least 151 detainees currently being investigated, while hundreds more have faced arrest and threats Detained UK-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah begins intensified hunger strike today ‘World...

UK: family vigil outside Downing St for Alaa Abd el-Fattah as hunger strike intensifies

Mona Seif holding candlelight vigil as British national begins intensified hunger strike in Egyptian jail Letter to Rishi Sunak calls on PM to raise activist’s plight at COP27 ‘The Government will...

Amnesty calls for more cuts and loss and damage fund for people whose rights are hit by climate crisis

Governments need to ensure 2030 emissions targets are in line with keeping global temperature rise below 1.5°C New briefing documents the devastation being caused by the climate crisis ‘The climate...

Qatar: FIFA and Infantino must tackle human rights issues

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s letter to all 32 World Cup nations urges ‘focus on football’ Football’s world body still hasn’t supported remediation programme for migrant workers ‘Hundreds of...

Iran: more than 760,000 people support UN investigation - new petition

Actor Nazanin Boniadi conveys demand for action at UN in New York More than 200 people have been killed in protest crackdown, including 30 children ‘The UN Human Rights Council must immediately...

France: Conviction of former Liberian rebel commander is 'justice for victims'

Kunti Kamara sentenced to life imprisonment Witnesses described killings, rape, beatings, forced labour, and torture by rebel group and Kunti Kamara The trial was the first in France involving grave...

World's biggest letter writing marathon will help 10 victims of human rights abuses get justice

Millions of letters, emails and texts will be sent to support people who have been jailed and attacked during Amnesty's annual Write for Rights campaign People across the UK can join to help 10...

Myanmar: Investigation reveals aviation fuel supply chain linked to war crimes

Amnesty calls for states and companies to suspend exports of aviation fuel to Myanmar Through the supply chain Puma Energy is linked to war crimes carried out by Myanmar’s military Oil and gas...

Qatar: labour minister's dismissal of worker compensation campaign 'hugely disappointing'

Ali bin Samikh al-Marri calls campaign for worker remediation programme ‘publicity stunt’ in AFP interview Recent report shows that much-needed labour reforms are still unfinished business ‘If the...

Ethiopia: Thousands killed and millions displaced since one of the 'deadliest conflicts in the world' began two years ago

The Tigray war began on 3 November 2020 Millions of civilians have been displaced and thousands killed in northern Ethiopia ‘… the response from the international community, including the African...