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Amnesty UK

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Amnesty UK

@AmnestyUK

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

United Kingdom

Joined March 2008

Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jul 3
To bear witness is the first step to justice. @misanharriman continues to open the eyes of the world to the hundreds and thousands of people who refuse to be silenced. His new documentary is in cinemas from 6 July. Find out where or pre-order here 👇🏾 amn.st/6017BDfriU
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jul 3
If the Secretary of State responsible for social media regulation and oversight says X/Twitter "isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities" she should take more decisive action - not just leave the platform. 1/6 🧵
Lisa Nandy MP
@lisanandy
Jul 2
I've decided to leave this platform and my Department will too. A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate. It isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don’t want to support it.
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jul 3
Replying to @AmnestyUK
The government should introduce mandatory human rights due diligence legislation which requires social media companies to proactively identify and address risks their services pose to public safety and human rights, especially in high-risk contexts. 5/6 🧵
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jul 3
And regulators must hold X to account for its repeated role in human rights abuses and recognise that the self-regulation model is clearly failing. 6/6 🧵
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jul 1
*Content warning: contains graphic scenes* Amnesty International has released a major report concluding the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state in Sudan. The report -
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jul 1
Amnesty interviewed 247 people for the report, including 208 survivors (169 adults and 39 children) who experienced or witnessed conflict-related abuses. The report also contains open-source analysis, including 89 videos and extensive analysis of satellite imagery from North
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Sudan: RSF atrocities in El Fasher ‘a stain on the conscience of humanity’ – new report
The RSF committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in Sudan, Amnesty concluded in a major new report.
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 29
This weekend, our movement came together. Hundreds of members and activists gathered in Brighton for Amplify - Amnesty's Annual General Meeting - to plan, shape and build our campaigns so we can defend human rights in the UK and around the world.
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 29
Replying to @AmnestyUK
We heard from inspiring speakers including @FranceskAlbs, @tayab_ali_, @divaDgiV and @gkursun. And workshops led by incredible activists and staff were an opportunity to learn from each other about the tactics that are working here in the UK and around the world.
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 29
Our work is only possible because of our members and activists who power our campaigns. There are millions of us around the world. Join us today to fight for human rights.👇🏾
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Crisis
@crisis_uk
Jun 29
We fought together, and we won. The Vagrancy Act has finally been scrapped. For 200 years, this archaic law made it a crime to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales. Together, we proved that when we speak out and work together, change is possible.
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Tayab Ali
@tayab_ali_
Jun 26
Speaking on the keynote panel at @AmnestyUK’s #AmplifySummit this Saturday morning in Brighton 🚨 Resisting Authoritarianism. amnesty.org.uk/amplify-summit
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 26
🚨 BREAKING: Health workers and activists took over Brighton beach this evening to demand the UK Government terminates Palantir’s contract with NHS England. Palantir is a U.S. software company that renewed its partnership with Israel’s military in January 2024 - when there was
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 26
First Minister, it's time to deliver. Bring forward the Human Rights Bill within the first year of the new Scottish Parliament. Scotland needs a Human Rights Bill to enshrine people’s everyday rights into law – so everyone can live with dignity.
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 25
Join @PREVENTwatchUK, @AmnestyUK and @libertyhq for the launch of a new resource helping educators navigate the Prevent Duty. Find out more about the new resource we've developed for educators - which outlines the truths of Prevent, and educators' rights and duties surrounding
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Navigating Prevent: Safeguarding not Securitisation
Join Prevent Watch, Amnesty UK and Liberty for the launch of a new resource helping educators navigate the Prevent Duty.
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 25
A United Nations’ independent commission has found that Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children. Commission chair Srinivasan Muralidhar described the “systematic killing and harming of children” including since the so-called ceasefire was declared in October 2025.
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 25
#Pride is a protest for human rights, equality and respect. 1/3🧵
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 25
Earlier this week, we met with Parliamentarians who showed their support for LGBTI+ people and commitment to defend their human rights. 2/3🧵
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Amnesty UK
@AmnestyUK
Jun 25
Only last month, the UK was placed 22nd in Europe for its treatment of LGBTI+ people. In 2015, it was first. This decline is unacceptable and we continue to call on the UK government to defend and protect human rights for all. 3/3🧵
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