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UK: Police must not bow to political pressure to ban weekend march

Responding to controversy about possible moves to ban a planned march this weekend, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “The police must not bow to political pressure to...

UK: Government's Prevent Duty 'fundamentally incompatible' with human rights - major new report

Thousands of people, including innocent children, are caught up in Government's counter-terror duty. Nearly one in three referrals are for children under 15, with one child referred after joking he...

Write for Rights: Global letter writing movement stands with victims of human rights abuses

Amnesty International launches flagship Write for Rights campaign to help people facing human rights abuses around the world Millions of letters and emails will be sent to support these individuals...

UK: Sunak's AI Summit should consider possible discriminatory impact of the technology

AI Safety Summit being held at Bletchley Park today and Thursday Last week Rishi Sunak said UK would use AI tools to ‘clamp down’ on benefit fraud ‘The AI summit’s agenda clearly favours the interests...

Lebanon: Israel has shelled border towns with white phosphorous - new evidence

Attack on town of Dhayra on 16 October must be investigated as a war crime Residents report extensive use of white phosphorous, causing injuries and widespread fires ‘The Israeli army must immediately...

UK: Keir Starmer's failure to call for Gaza ceasefire shows lack of 'principled leadership'

Commenting on Keir Starmer's speech on the Israel-Gaza crisis today, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “In failing to call for an immediate ceasefire, Keir Starmer is...

Pakistan: Urgent call to reverse decision to expel Afghan refugees ahead of tomorrow's deadline

More than 1.4 million refugees at risk of being deported ‘This would particularly put women and girls in grave danger’ - Deprose Muchena Ahead of the Pakistan Government’s deadline for forced...

World Cup: FIFA must press for binding human rights commitments from 2030 and 2034 hosts

Saudi Arabia is only bidder for 2034, while Morocco/Portugal/Spain is sole 2030 bid Lack of competition to host tournaments risks undermining FIFA’s leverage, warns Sport & Rights Alliance ‘Human...

Ethiopia: Facebook algorithms contributed to human rights abuses against Tigrayans during conflict - New Report

Sixty-four-page report lays bare how Facebook’s algorithmic systems supercharged spread of harmful rhetoric targeting Tigrayan community Failures by Facebook owner Meta ultimately contributed to...

Israel/OPT: total communications blackout puts civilians in Gaza at even greater risk

‘This communications blackout means that it will be even more difficult to obtain critical information and evidence about human rights violations’ - Erika Guevara-Rosas Responding to reports of a...