Amnesty International UK

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Breaking: Supreme Court Granted Permission to Appeal the Terrorist Ban of Palestine Action
Photo of Rajiv Menon KC which says: Prosecution of Palestine Action lawyer, Rajiv Menon KC, IS a serious threat to fair trial rights and the right to protest
Before and after detention image of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, showing his degradation.
Photo of Nya Bevan with a quote saying: "Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community."
Photo of dozens of Amnesty activists holding up various signs in support of human rights causes from ending apartheid in Palestine to promoting LGBTQ+ and women's rights
FINALLY: GOVERNMENT RELEASE DRAFT BILL TO BAN conversion THERAPY. Amnesty will scrutinise every word
Artist holding spray can in front of the expect resistance design
courage
BREAKING: Court of Appeal upholds proscription of Palestine Action
Survivors, their families and this community are walking silently through the streets around Grenfell Tower.
Photo of Jackson: "In America, we’re seeing more and more of the rights of [LGBTQIA+] communities…being taken away all over the country."
Photo of Dr Safiya from October 2024 looking healthy in his doctor's uniform next to a photo form June 2026 of Dr Safiya looking very slim and unhealthy in Israeli detention.
Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists, use of terrorism laws against protesters must end
Photo of Jordan Stephens with a quote: There's a lot being said about young men right now, and much of it feels negative, polarised or stuck. This conversation is about honesty, connection and figuring out how men and boys can show up differently for ourselves, each other, and our communities.
join anti-racist demos in glasgow & belfast 1pm this saturday
An image of a road with a car on fire. Copy that reads: This is the third summer in a row that Northern Ireland has experienced organised racist violence - with each outbreak more serious than the last.
Breaking: UK Parliament Committee says government should terminate NHS contract with Palantir
Pep Guardiola quote: "The genocide in Palestine, what happened in Ukraine ...Russia, what happened all around the world, in Sudan, everywhere. Do you want to see it? It’s our problems as human beings."
London Rejects Palantir: London mayor blocks met deal with palantir
Photo of a BBC headline which reads: Supermarkets hit back over pressure to cap price of milk, bread and eggs. Profits: Tesco: ÂŁ2.4 billion. Sainsbury's: ÂŁ1.025 billion. Asda: ÂŁ764 million.
food is a human right
“The Nakba never ended and neither has Israel’s genocide in Gaza.” - Stephen Kapos
The failure of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to suspend Israel from Eurovision, as it did with Russia, is an act of cowardice and an illustration of blatant double standards when it comes to Israel. Songs and sequins must not be allowed to drown out or distract from Israel’s atrocities or Palestinian suffering. There should be no stage for Israel at Eurovision while there is an ongoing genocide.
Social security sanctions increase under Starmer’s government*
A photo of Dr Safiya with the words: Detained by Israeli authorities for 500 days. Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
A photo of the three jorunalists holding their award
We stand against Antisemitism and Discrimination in all its forms. Solidarity with Jewish communities.
Thursday 7th May: let's put human rights at the heart of Holyrood