Amnesty International UK

We have the RECEIPTS 🧾 and we printed a very big one. It lists everything the right to food should mean, from affordable food to reliable access. For World Food Day we took it to Parliament with @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social who said “this is what the UK desperately needs.”

JUST LAUNCHED: Amnesty International UK’s NEW DOCUMENTARY explores the recent crackdown on protesting in Britain 🪧 The Fight to be Heard charts the growing pressures facing protesters in the UK. Watch the full film at the link below 👀

“They shall not pass.” 90 years ago today, as antisemitism and fascism were on the rise throughout Europe, Oswald Mosley’s racist British Union of Fascists planned a provocative march through the Jewish community of East London.

People came together across the country throughout the 1930s to stop fascism. And despite support from some in the media with headlines like “Hurrah for the Blackshirts!” - people organised and beat the BUF on the streets and at the ballot box. They never won a seat in Parliament.

“They shall not pass.” 90 years ago today, as antisemitism and fascism were on the rise throughout Europe, Oswald Mosley’s racist British Union of Fascists planned a provocative march through the Jewish community of East London.

Protesters were being ARRESTED for HOLDING UP SIGNS outside the Labour Party Conference yesterday! But this is nothing new. In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.

OUTRAGEOUS scenes outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool yesterday! But it’s nothing new... In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.

The UK government must end its attack on jury trials once and for all. Amnesty UK welcomed the government’s signals that it will walk back some of the Courts and Tribunals Bill.

PROTESTING WORKS! Even the Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, agrees. Thanks to millions of people around the world demanding justice for Palestinians, the UK has taken the first steps to help end Israel’s illegal occupation by banning settlement goods and some services.

On Tuesday, the Trades Union Congress passed a motion to support the campaign to enshrine the right to food in UK law. 14.1 million people across our country are living in food poverty. We are the 5th richest country in the world. No one should be going hungry.

Amnesty is joining MPs, campaigners and people with lived experience to ensure this basic right is enshrined in law. Thank you to the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) and the British Dietetic Association (BDA) for proposing this motion and the work they've done to secure support for it.

BREAKING: Yesterday morning Tiananmen activists were sentenced to prison for organising peaceful vigils. The sentencing of activists who organised peaceful vigils to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown is a triple tragedy.

Not only is the punishment unjust for them and the victims of the crackdown, but it also denies generations of Hongkongers the space to discuss one of the most consequential events in modern Chinese history.

The fourth Hong Kong Film Festival UK (HKFFUK) is again partnering with Amnesty UK. We hope you’ll join us for two joint film screenings around the theme of "Narrating Migration" exploring migration, identity and movement.

150+ organisations are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist violence and intimidation. We must come together to demand the government takes serious action.

🚨BREAKING: Today’s announcement is hugely welcome. The Foreign Secretary promised a ‘comprehensive reset’ and today could be the sea change that is needed. The UK Government has committed to concrete action and has recognised Israel’s unlawful occupation and ethnic cleansing.

For years, Amnesty has worked with members, partners and Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to press for meaningful change, and today shows that campaigning for human rights works.

🚨BREAKING: Today’s announcement is hugely welcome. The Foreign Secretary promised a ‘comprehensive reset’ and today could be the sea change that is needed. The UK Government has committed to concrete action and has recognised Israel’s unlawful occupation and ethnic cleansing.

Amid the ethnic cleansing, genocide and apartheid against Palestinians, today's measures are a genuine step towards accountability for Israel's repeated and flagrant violations of international law.

‘We have an opportunity to pressure the government into changing some of the ridiculous laws we have brought in in the last few years, from the criminalisation of peaceful protest to the proscription of Palestine Action.’ - @mrnishkumar.bsky.social 🎤💥

Racist hate crimes in Northern Ireland have risen to their HIGHEST LEVELS since records began more than two decades ago. According to police statistics published today, the surge was driven by the organised racist violence that occurred in parts of Northern Ireland in June.

Did you laugh? 😅 For some actual lols, come to our Edinburgh Fringe shows this weekend featuring your favourite comedians! 🎤 Get your tickets for Stand Up For Freedom here: amn.st/6186B1dGq2

Comedy has always belonged beside human rights campaigning - that's why Amnesty’s show is back at Edinburgh Fringe this Friday and Saturday! Read more about how comedy is an essential survival tool in frightening times: amn.st/63320B1wKKp