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WEBWe are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
Urgent actions - Amnesty
WEBOur Urgent Action Network takes action for a fairer world. Because of the actions of individuals, lives have been saved, unfair laws have changed, the wrongfully imprisoned have been released.
Campaigns and Issues - Amnesty
WEBDiscrimination has no place in a free and fair society. To have a fair society, everyone needs to feel empowered to speak up for justice. But right now, the UK's counter-terrorism strategy, "Prevent", is stripping innocent people of their basic human rights.
About Amnesty International UK
WEBWe 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 ...
Get Involved - Amnesty
WEBJoin ten million people standing up for humanity and human rights around the world. Whether you get your running shoes on, play our raffle or get sponsored to do something daft, challenging or unusual - there are loads of ways to support our human rights work ...
Why we’re working to end the death penalty - Amnesty
WEBAt Amnesty International, we firmly believe that no one – including any government – has the right to take away someone else’s life. We’re working to end the use of the death penalty around the world, and won’t stop until every country in the world has abolished it. What is the death penalty? The death penalty (also known as capital punishment) is the premeditated, judicially ...
Take action to help individuals at risk and defend human rights
WEBHuman rights violations are being committed against Palestinians at staggering levels. Yet, the UK government has only suspended a few arms licenses. Email your MP, urging them to speak up for human rights in Parliament, and suspend all arms sales to Israel. Our housing system is like a toppled set ...
What are human rights? - Amnesty
WEBJan 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.
Take action for an individual - Amnesty
WEBProtecting individuals at risk of having their human rights violated is at the heart of what we do. The hundreds of thousands of appeals and messages of support sent by people like you over the last 50 years have helped free prisoners, stop death sentences and prevent torture.
The Human Rights Act Explained - Amnesty
WEBWhat's happening? The government are officially scrapping our Human Rights Act. Announced in the Queen’s Speech on 10 May 2022, the UK government are planning to replace the Human Rights Act with a ‘Bill of Rights’. This ‘Bill’ will seriously weaken our own rights and only make things better for those in power.