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Disabled peoples voices are being kept away from policy making on #DisabilityBenefits that exacerbate poverty. MPs standing against them and for Human Rights must hold firm. Amnesty UK agrees Social Security is broken... but this isn't welfare reform its a human rights violation

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Amnesty International Kenya’s Exec Director Irũngũ Houghton commented the death toll had been verified by the government-funded Kenya national commission on human rights - he said, "most were killed by police" theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

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'The revised changes to the PIP bill are nothing more than a superficial attempt to get MPs to vote through this cruel and harmful piece of legislation' - Jen Jen amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

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Japan: Execution is latest ‘callous attack on the right to life’ 'The execution of Takahiro Shiraishi is the latest callous attack on the right to life in Japan and a major setback for the country’s human rights record' - Chiara Sangiorgio amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

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Amnesty warned that the new reforms continue to “fail on human rights checks”, dubbing the concessions “nothing more than a superficial attempt to get MPs to vote through this cruel and harmful piece of legislation” independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

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Tens of thousands march for Budapest Pride despite attempted ban 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✊ “Hungarians will not be pushed back. We must all continue to fight for a free, equal, and rights respecting Hungary" - Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty UK CEO itv.com/news/2025-06-2…

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Polling released by Amnesty UK today shows the Public agree with the need to #stoptakingthepip. 75% of public opinion is that taking PIP is cruel! Read more in the The Independent pls share independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

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75% of the UK believe the Govt’s plan to take PIP away from people who need it is cruel 'Parliament must stand firm and refuse to back a Bill that risks rolling back disabled people’s rights and driving more people into poverty' - Jen Jen amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

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"The UK has a legal obligation to help prevent and punish genocide, and yet it continues to authorise the export of weapons to Israel despite the clear risks that these weapons will be used to commit genocide' - Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty UK's Chief Exec standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

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'Drones have changed the war... there aren’t enough means to protect the civilians' - Veronika Velch, Amnesty Ukraine Director inews.co.uk/news/world/rus…

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The Senate has the opportunity to stop this bill, which is a direct attack on human rights and the dignity of millions of people. amnestyusa.org/press-releases…

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Amnesty UK's CEO has written a letter urging parliamentarians to oppose the banning of Palestine Action 'Do MPs and peers really believe that Palestine Action’s activities justify such a grave misuse of anti-terrorism powers?' - Sacha Deshmukh amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

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Food should never come with gunfire. Over 500 Palestinians have been killed and 4,000 injured under Israel’s militarized distribution scheme in Gaza. This is not a humanitarian response. More than 170 organizations, including @Amnesty, are calling for an end to this deadly

Food should never come with gunfire.

Over 500 Palestinians have been killed and 4,000 injured under Israel’s militarized distribution scheme in Gaza.

This is not a humanitarian response.

More than 170 organizations, including @Amnesty, are calling for an end to this deadly
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Amnesty International UK urges Government to use the opportunity provided by the Timms Review to establish an independent social security commission following the welfare bill passing its second reading. Read more here: amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

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An important read: UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt’s new report detailing how companies have profited from Israel’s illegal occupation, apartheid and now its ongoing genocide in Gaza must serve as a wake-up call to corporations and states. Amnesty International calls on all States to

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Amnesty International UK: BANNING PALESTINE ACTION ‘A DISTURBING LEGAL OVERREACH’ BY UK GOVERNMENT amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

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‘Not only has the international community failed to stop this genocide, but it has also allowed #Israel to constantly reinvent new ways to destroy Palestinian lives in #Gaza and trample on their human dignity’ - Agnès Callamard amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

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While this proposal affords limited additional rights to couples who have married or registered as civil partners overseas, this falls far short of the CFA's instruction to establish a framework of recognition in Hong Kong. 3/3