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UK: PM taking 'very similar path' to last Government on asylum

Call for safe routes and ‘ dignified asylum system fit for the twenty-first century’ In response to the Prime Minister's discussion of immigration with EU leaders, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty...

UK: lengthy jail sentences for environmental protesters is ‘draconian’

Responding to the sentencing today of five environmental activists in relation to non-violent protests by Just Stop Oil on part of the M25 motorway in 2022, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK’s...

Israel: Palestinians from Gaza held in secret detention describe torture - new testimonies

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...

King's Speech: Troubles Act repeal will 'right a historic wrong'

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...

King's Speech: 'Welcome measures' but concern over poverty, policing and asylum measures

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...

France: Hijab ban at Paris Olympic and Paralympic games is 'racist gender discrimination' - new report

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...

UK: David Lammy must tell Israeli ministers that UK will 'ignore war crimes no longer'

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...

Finland: Emergency law to block people seeking asylum 'should never have passed'

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:...

Israel/OPT: Hamas and other armed groups must release civilian hostages

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...

UK: Channel crossing deaths 'yet another reminder' to urgently set up safe asylum routes

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...