The Latest Breaking News from Amnesty International UK

Tories’ Rwanda safety bill is an abuse of the rule of law

Letter: No amount of tinkering with the government’s proposal for deporting asylum seekers can make it compatible with human rights, says Sacha Deshmukh of Amnesty International UK

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024

Scottish Enterprise faces questions over diligence on war-crime links

HUNDREDS of human rights checks have been made on companies seeking grants from Scottish Enterprise since 2019.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 12, 2023

Sunak promises to ‘stand with Israel’ as Amnesty says failure to mention Palestinians ‘deeply troubling’

Sunak promises ‘always’ to stand with Israel, in a message to Britain’s Jewish community

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

Only 10% of women in Northern Ireland know how to access abortion services

Celebrities and medical bodies are among those who have signed an open letter calling for NI Secretary to formally commission abortion services.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Amnesty International raise new Saudi Arabia concerns – one year on from Newcastle deal

The Magpies celebrate a year under their new owners on Friday.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Amnesty hits out at BBC for ‘uncritical’ videos advertising Qatar ahead of World Cup

Corporation produced films fronted by Jodie Kidd which Amnesty International UK says risk ‘blurring the line between journalism and fundraising’

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Father jailed for five years in Iran urges UK Government to act after protests

Anoosheh Ashoori will run the London Marathon for Amnesty International UK – a task he started preparing for while imprisoned.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Almost 150 more people arrive in UK after crossing Channel in small boats

The total for 2022 so far exceeds 13,200, a rise on previous years.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

Wallsend mum speaks out about living in fear on the streets of Newcastle city centre

"It felt like nothing was worth living for because life had just turned to absolute carnage"

Chronicle Live · Jun 21, 2022

Inquiry: Amnesty International UK is ‘Institutionally Racist’

Amnesty International UK is “institutionally racist”, “colonialist” and faces bullying problems within its own ranks, a damning inquiry has concluded. Initial findings of Global HPO’s independent inquiry into the charity were published in April but now the scale of the organization’s issues with race have been laid bare in their…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 20, 2022