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About Amnesty International UK
We are Amnesty International UK. We work to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. As a global movement of over ten million people, Amnesty International is the world's largest grassroots human rights organisation. We investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilise the public, and help transform societies to ...
Human rights in the UK - Amnesty
The Human Rights Act brings home fundamental, universal rights we all have as human beings, and allows us to challenge authorities if they violate them. If you’re lucky you won’t ever need to use it in a court. But it’s protecting you all the same. It’s an invisible safety net for all of us, working quietly to ensure our rights are ...
Campaigns and Issues - Amnesty
Northern Ireland. From dealing with the legacy of the Troubles, to issues relating to Abortion rights, and individual stories of victims, we campaign for Human Rights in Northern Ireland at Stormont, through the media, through education, and at meetings and events all over Northern Ireland. LGBTI rights.
Our Human Rights Manifesto 2024 - Amnesty
Oct 8, 2024 · Amnesty International is investigating mass summary killings, indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks, hostage-taking, and siege tactics. As ever, our mission to protect human rights remains. Please donate today to help expose war crimes and protect human rights. Thank you. Our manifesto for the next UK government covers a broad range of ...
The Prevent duty and its chilling effect on human rights - Amnesty
The reasons why people have been referred to Prevent are often shrouded in secrecy and there is no clear way to challenge referrals. Prevent is stripping people of their basic human rights and hampering their ability to live, work and speak freely. It is ineffective and a waste of public resources, where this resource can be better allocated.
What are human rights? - Amnesty
Jan 21, 2017 · Human rights are the fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to every single one of us, anywhere in the world. Human rights apply no matter where you are from, what you believe in, or how you choose to live your life. Human rights can never be taken away, but they can sometimes be restricted – for example if a person breaks the law, or in the interests of national security.
Our Vision, Mission and Values - Amnesty
Dec 12, 2017 · We are a global movement of seven million members, supporters and activists across the world standing up for humanity and human rights. Our purpose is to protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied. With these values at our heart, we have stopped torture, freed prisoners, prevented executions and saved homes.
UK: Government's Prevent Duty 'fundamentally incompatible
The UK government’s flagship counter-terrorism policy Prevent is “fundamentally incompatible” with the UK’s international human rights obligations, disproportionately violates the human rights of young minoritised people, sweeps up innocent children and operates with insufficient transparency or oversight, Amnesty International said ...
We Are All Born Free - Amnesty
Every human being is protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wherever we live, whoever we are, these are our rights. No one should take them away from us...but they do, and that's where Amnesty comes in. We are more than three million ordinary people around the world who stand up for humanity and human rights. We protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth ...