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A paediatrician held at notorious Sde Teiman camp describes being kept blindfolded and handcuffed for weeks, being starved and repeatedly beaten Fourteen-year-old boy was punched and repeatedly burnt...

Responding to the commitment made today in the King’s Speech to repeal and replace the widely opposed Northern Ireland Troubles Act, Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International UK’s Northern Ireland Deputy...

Responding to the Government’s legislative agenda set out today in the King’s Speech, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “After human rights protections were decimated...

International Olympic Committee refuse to call on sporting authorities in France to overturn the ban Out of 38 European countries, France is the only country to place ban on religious headwear in...

On first visit to Israel as Foreign Secretary, David Lammy should challenge Israeli government over war crimes in Gaza, illegal settlements and wider apartheid system Foreign Secretary should make...

In response to the Finnish Parliament’s approval of the emergency law on the so-called “instrumentalisation” of migration, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International's Deputy Europe Director, said:...

Fifty-six civilians believed alive and still held in Gaza, with families deeply unhappy with efforts of Israeli authorities to secure their release ‘Our current government gave up the hostages; it has...

In response to reports that four people have died trying to cross the English Channel, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “This is more terrible news from the Channel...

Giant Westminster station posters feature yellow-and-black hazard tape with ‘a lot needs fixing’ message To-do list including an immediate suspension of arms to Israel, scrapping of Rwanda and...

Most of the defendants in the secretive trial which began during COP28 had already spent 11 years in jail Vast majority were being tried for the second time in breach of fundamental legal principles...