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UK: 'Little or no regard' shown to people fleeing conflict and persecution - immigration stats

Thousands of people including Afghans, Iranians and Eritreans refused protection Responding to new Government statistics released today (27 February) showing a significant number of people refused...

Northern Ireland: latest police figures show race hate crimes hit ‘all-time high’ during summer 2024

New PSNI report shows 1,777 racist incidents and 1,150 racist crimes in the year to end of December 2024 Level of race hate incidents hit new high during the summer period of June, July and August...

Thailand: Deportation of Uyghurs to China 'unimaginably cruel'

The men deported today are among 300 Uyghurs who were apprehended by the Thai authorities in 2014 ‘The Thai government should have protected these men, but instead it has wilfully exposed them to...

Israel/OPT: Masafer Yatta community in occupied West Bank under imminent threat of 'relentless land grab' by settlers - new briefing

2024 was the worst year for settler violence across the occupied West Bank Violent settler attacks rose from an average of two a day in 2022 to four a day in 2024 Spike in state-backed settler...

Scotland: Amnesty welcomes review of Scottish Enterprise human rights checks

Amnesty International have today welcomed the Scottish Government’s agreement to review the human rights checks conducted by Scottish Enterprise, following a Scottish Parliament debate brought by the...

Scotland: Amnesty warns Scottish government to review human rights checks on arms sales

Grants to arms companies seemingly waived through on a regular basis FOI requests reveal that over £3.5 million in grants have been awarded to major arms companies since January 2023 ‘When Scottish...

UK/Egypt: Mother's hunger strike for imprisoned activist son Alaa Abd El-Fattah 'could be a matter of life and death'

Laila Soueif, 68, has been hospitalised with dangerously low blood sugar and blood pressure She has been on hunger strike for over 4 months in a desperate appeal for her son Her son, British national...

UK/USA: Starmer must make it 'abundantly clear' to Trump that respecting international law is the only way to secure peace and justice

PM must oppose any plan to forcefully displace Palestinians Negotiations about Ukraine must prioritise justice for all crimes under international law committed since Russia’s military intervention...

Germany: Human rights must be a priority for new government after 'poisonous' electoral campaign

Reacting to the Bundestag elections results, Julia Duchrow, Amnesty International Germany’s Secretary General, said: "This election campaign was divisive poison for our society. It is not mistrust or...

UK: David Lammy must ramp up pressure on Egypt to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah at UN Human Rights Council

58th session of the UN Human Rights Council begins today 25 human rights organisations have written to the UK Foreign Secretary urging a ‘strong stand’ for Abd El-Fattah British national Abd El-Fattah...