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UK: Government plotted propaganda campaign against Amnesty International over torture findings, Declassified files reveal

Files from 1970s show that the Foreign Office plotted a secret propaganda campaign to discredit Amnesty report’s author Thomas Hammarberg ‘These damning files reveal a shameful determination to keep...

Israel/OPT: Surge in unlawful killings highlights urgent need to end Israel's apartheid against Palestinians

In the latest incident, Palestinian journalist Shirin Abu Akleh was shot in the head while covering an Israeli military raid in the city of Jenin ‘How many more [Palestinians] need to be killed before...

Queen's Speech: 'Systematic gutting' of key legal protections condemned

The UK Government announced a series of regressive measures in the Queen’s Speech today which Amnesty warned would make it harder for ordinary people to challenge unfair treatment and would damage the...

Ukraine: further evidence of Russian war crimes in Bucha and other towns - new report

On-the-ground investigation documents 22 cases of unlawful killing in Bucha and dozens of civilian deaths in airstrikes in Borodyanka Evidence includes highly specialised ammunition casings, bomb...

Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2022 - Winners Announced

Awards presented by Nawal Al-Maghafi and Krishnan Guru-Murthy Al Jazeera took home award for best investigation Outstanding Impact Award won by BBC for investigation into Russia’s Wagner group The...

Greece: Acquittal of police officers in LGBTI activist killing 'beggars belief'

Zak Kostopoulos, queer activist and drag artist , was brutally beaten by two men after entering a jewellery shop in central Athens Footage showed police using unnecessary force to arrest the activist...

USA: Supreme Court abortion ruling would be 'massive blow' to gender rights

Leaked opinion shows court preparing to strike down historic Roe v Wade ruling ‘The United States is going back in time and putting the lives and freedom of millions at risk’ - Tarah Demant ‘The fight...

UK: New policing and asylum laws mark 'deeply sad day' for human rights

Highly controversial new laws given royal assent today ‘These oppressive laws are a grave assault on people’s basic human rights’ - Sacha Deshmukh In response to highly contested legislation being...

UK: Priti Patel's racist Nationality and Borders Bill 'drags the UK's reputation through the mud'

Nationality and Borders Bill passed today The Bill will create significant obstacles, penalties and harms to people seeking asylum in the UK ‘The UK g overnment has ripped up the Refugee Convention –...

UK: Dark day for civil liberties as 'deeply-authoritarian' Policing Bill passed by Lords

Responding to the passing of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill , Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s CEO, said: “This is dark day for civil liberties in the UK. This deeply...