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Amnesty UK

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Amnesty International in the UK (Charitable Trust & Section) fighting for human rights across the UK and world. Follow us for human rights, activism & news 📣

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📣 The government is spying on children. Yes, really. Under the "Prevent" duty, children in schools are being reported to counter-terror police, instead of being supported. This needs to stop. Help us to scrap the “Prevent” duty: amnesty.org.uk/actions/scrap-…

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BREAKING: 65 signatories from nine different political parties & independent parliamentarians have signed an open letter demanding full transparency from the UK government on their research and decision-making about the mass atrocities in Gaza. Alistair Carmichael MP Sayeeda Warsi

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Tomorrow: Shell holding their AGM with shareholders patting their own backs for a ‘job well done’ 👏 Meanwhile: Niger Delta communities are drinking polluted water and don’t have clean land to farm on, caused by oil spills. Access to clean water and food is a human right 🚱

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Last year, 124 journalists were killed - the highest ever recorded. From Gaza to Northern Ireland, violence, censorship and intimidation are silencing reporters and burying the truth. We’ve reimagined Pastor Martin Niemöller’s anti-fascist poem ‘First they Came’ to show how

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It might be paradise in the Shell AGM But, it’S HELL in the Niger Delta Amnesty UK, Fossil Free London, Justice4Nigeria & many others gathered outside Shell HQ this morning to remind the company of their outstanding task in the Niger Delta. While shareholders drink champagne at

It might be paradise in the Shell AGM

But, it’S HELL in the Niger Delta

<a href="/AmnestyUK/">Amnesty UK</a>, <a href="/fossilfreeLDN/">Fossil Free London</a>, Justice4Nigeria &amp; many others gathered outside Shell HQ this morning to remind the company of their outstanding task in the Niger Delta.

While shareholders drink champagne at
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Shell held their AGM at Heathrow airport where environmental activism is restricted under a court injunction. So, we gathered outside Shell HQ in London to make sure they saw our message. Photo here: amn.st/6019Nt4I1

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The UK gov has used stronger words & issued limited actions against the Israeli authorities - but these are still wholly inadequate in the face of an ongoing genocide. It’s simple: at the minimum, the UK must immediately stop all arms transfers to Israel, including components

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🗳️DEADLINE: Vote by midnight tonight! Your last chance to vote for the journalist you think deserves recognition for their tireless work on human rights over the past year. The winner will be revealed at the #AmnestyMediaAwards on 4th June. Vote here amnesty.org.uk/cast-your-vote

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REVEALED: The Chancellor was urged to consider other options before cutting social security. The govt chose cuts. Yet just yesterday, it was reported that the UK’s 50 richest families now hold more wealth than half the population. amn.st/6014NQ0OC

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🖋️ "Be honest — even if it gets you into trouble." Justin Wong had to flee Hong Kong for his art. But silence is not an option. This is why we’re sharing #UnCensored: powerful stories from Hong Kong creatives who refuse to be silenced. Check it out: amn.st/6019NvS6L

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Join Amnesty’s Racial Justice Director Ilyas Nagdee at @CityLit’s day on racism & racial justice with a talk on "crime prediction" technology, "Prevent" & the crackdown on protest. 🗓️3 June 🕥10.30am–12.30pm 📍Covent Garden, London Book your place here: citylit.ac.uk/courses/who-is…

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The Israeli authorities are intensifying the genocide in Gaza with more ground invasions and continuous bombardment. Palestinians are trapped with nowhere safe to go. This message is for Keir Starmer's government: You are failing to fulfil your obligation to prevent the

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Imagine living in a place where a comic could cost you your freedom. This is the reality for all Hong Kongers. But silence is not an option. This is why we’re sharing #UnCensored: Hong Kong Stories of Courage. Help us share their stories ✊ amnesty.org.uk/uncensored

Imagine living in a place where a comic could cost you your freedom.

This is the reality for all Hong Kongers.

But silence is not an option. 

This is why we’re sharing #UnCensored: Hong Kong Stories of Courage.

Help us share their stories ✊

amnesty.org.uk/uncensored
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Shell managed to avoid awkward questions and accountability by holding their AGM at Heathrow. But, the climate justice movement won’t be silenced ✊ Climate activists from @amnestyuk, Fossil Free London and Justice 4 Nigeria poured ‘oil’ outside Shell HQ to represent the oil

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Since October 2023: 🚸 20,000+ children killed 🏥 1,400+ healthcare workers killed 🗞️ 170+ journalists and media workers killed Thousands of civilians killed. All in Gaza by Israeli forces. And still, the UK government continues to supply military parts to Israeli

Since October 2023:

🚸 20,000+ children killed

🏥 1,400+ healthcare workers killed

🗞️ 170+ journalists and media workers killed

Thousands of civilians killed. All in Gaza by Israeli forces. 

And still, the UK government continues to supply military parts to Israeli
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Remember all the protests in Hong Kong? Good. Because Chinese and Hong Kong authorities want the world to forget. But Hong Kongers, no matter where they are, refuse to be erased. The powerful exhibition by Hong Kong Action Archives showed it. #WaysOfRemembering2025 #HKAAinUK

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Watch this! Why is the UK Government still supplying components for the F-35 fighter jet whilst Israel commits a genocide - killing children and bombing hospitals? The UK is violating its obligation to prevent genocide, under Article 1 of the Genocide Convention.

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🧠 Memory is resistance. Repressive governments don’t just silence voices- they want the world to forget. But memory fuels movements. And we refuse to forget ✊🏽 This is why we’re sharing #UnCensored: Hong Kong Stories of Courage, to keep memory alive.

🧠 Memory is resistance. 

Repressive governments don’t just silence voices- they want the world to forget.

But memory fuels movements. And we refuse to forget ✊🏽 

This is why we’re sharing #UnCensored: Hong Kong Stories of Courage, to keep memory alive.