Category: Amnesty International

Foreign Office fails to release 2024 assessment of risk of genocide in Gaza

Report said to have found no serious risk last June, and government refuses to say if new assessment made sinceThe Foreign Office has failed to release an internal assessment made in June last year that reportedly concluded that...

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Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministersThe US spy tech company Palantir has been in talks with the Ministry of Justice about using its technology to calculate...

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Campaign groups call on Home Office to stop ‘steady erosion’ of protest rights

Civil society organisations demand home secretary protects the ‘safety valve’ of democracyEnvironmental groups are among 92 civil society organisations who have warned Yvette Cooper against “the steady erosion...

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UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally

Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately...

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Boris Johnson steps up pressure on Rishi Sunak to send Typhoon jets to Ukraine – UK politics live

Former UK prime minister issues statement on day of Zelenskiy visit, calling on current PM to send some fighter jets Rishi Sunak was at Stansted to welcome President Zelenskiy, he reveals. That explains how they are going to fit...

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MPs, unions and refugee groups condemn Braverman’s small boats deal with France

Critics claim latest effort to reduce Channel crossings is ‘throwing good money after bad’UK politics live – latest news updatesConservative MPs have joined unions and refugee groups in condemning a £63m...

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Refugee groups raise concerns over UK-France deal to curb Channel migration

Accord to increase patrols to detect small boats fails to tackle reasons for perilous journeys, say criticsUK politics live – latest news updatesRishi Sunak’s government has reached a deal with France to increase...

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