As 2025 draws to a close, we seek inspiration from the protests around the country in response to the Supreme Court ruling on 16 April 2025 which dealt a blow to the rights & dignity of trans people. Thousands upon thousands of people gathered to say: we'll always stand with trans people.

1,157 people have just been announced as receiving honours in the New Year Honours list. Here’s why Benjamin Zephaniah turned down his OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2003.

On 28th June this year, thousands upon thousands of people came together to defy Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán passing legislation to ban Pride and other protests supporting equal rights of LGBTI people. It was the largest march in Budapest Pride’s history.

On 5th July this year, Palestine Action was proscribed after a vote in Parliament invoking the Terrorism Act 2000. Since then, police have made over 2,700 arrests for peacefully protesting. These arrests are unlawful. Amnesty UK has intervened in the Judicial Review in the courts.

Palestinian journalists, like Wael Al-Dahdouh, put their lives on the line to record & report Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. Over 260 media professionals have been killed in occupied Gaza since Oct 2023. The targeting of journalists is a war crime, and each death must be investigated as such.

The arrest of Greta Thunberg for peacefully opposing genocide and supporting those on hunger strike is wrongful and disturbing. This is yet another shocking example of the UK’s broad terrorism laws being used to target those exercising their right to freedom of expression and assembly rights.

The Ghost of Christmas Future has a message for Keir Starmer. Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.

Paul Thompson was murdered and British state collusion is suspected. The British state, like in other cases, is closing ranks against a grieving family seeking answers. We stand with them in the fight for truth and justice.

At least 20,179 children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, according to the UN's latest reports. Children should be playing, learning & laughing - not part of a casualty list. They've been forced to grow up in unrelenting violence & suffering during Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

It is shocking that people have been pushed to take such serious action just to be heard. These events did not happen by accident. They are the result of the government misusing anti-terror laws.

61% of UK adults believe it should no longer be a crime for two or more sex workers to work together. And 53% of us agree that consensual sex work should be fully decriminalised. Sex work exists because poverty exists. Sex work must be decriminalised NOW.

Jimmy Lai's conviction is a blow to press freedom everywhere. In Hong Kong, the role of journalism in holding power to account is now treated as a crime. Jimmy Lai is a prisoner of conscience. The fight doesn't end here. We will not rest until justice prevails. ✊

When Ian McKellen asks, the Amnesty Shop delivers, making sure everyone knows where to get those last-minute presents.

Human rights were built for hard times, not rewrites when it suits the Government. Pushing to water down the European Convention on Human Rights on International Human Rights Day is a moral retreat, not a solution. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Of course it f**cking is.” This is Josh Widdicombe’s powerful response to those complaining about the Government scrapping the “two child limit” and helping bring an estimated 450,000 children out of poverty.

Facial recognition technology = mass human rights violations. Again and again, this technology has been proven to be discriminatory against racialised communities. Make no mistake: this is a decision to further entrench racism within policing.

This isn't a drama. It's a warning. The new BBC drama, Prisoner 951, tells the story of Richard and Nazanin’s fight for justice. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were unjustly imprisoned in Iran, and Amnesty UK campaigned for their release.

🚨BREAKING: Dozens more people arrested for peaceful protest in Manchester. The protesters in Manchester were not inciting violence and it is absurd to be treating them as terrorists. These arrests are a violation of our rights to freedom of expression and assembly.

Hackney Half places are nearly sold out! Last chance to run for Team Amnesty - and help power our campaigns for justice in the UK and around the world. 🗓️17th May, 2026 📍Hackney, London Register here👇🏾 runforcharity.com/charity-regi...

Yesterday King’s College London reported their student, Usama Ghanem, to the Home Office after they suspended him for protesting the genocide in Gaza. TW: Contains reference to sexual assault and murder.

Twenty-two years ago today Section 28 was repealed. But we're seeing history repeat itself as some in the media and in politics spread bigotry and misinformation about trans people. 1/8🧵

The European Convention on Human Rights protects every single one of us in the UK. Some politicians want to tear up these protections to distract us from the real problems affecting our daily lives.

History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them. Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4

Israeli authorities continue to illegally detain Palestinian health workers including Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. On Monday, UK healthcare workers, Healthcare Workers Watch & Health Workers4Palestine joined Amnesty activists to demand Palestinian health workers illegally detained in Israel are released.

Social security is a human right. When it's torn away fear and division fill the gap. amn.st/63329A7uPZ

🚨BREAKING: today UK healthcare workers were joined by Amnesty activists to demand the release of Dr Abu Safiya and all of the 105 Palestinian healthcare workers who remain illegally detained in Israeli prisons.

Poverty is a political choice. amn.st/63328AfMKY

Israeli courts have extended the arbitrary detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital. His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.

Thank you to our friends @justfairuk.bsky.social & @parkinsons.org.uk for coming to support us on #EndPovertyDay 💛

Outside parliament, a banner made from images sent in by people across the UK carries one powerful message: social security is a human right. #EndPovertyDay, in partnership with The Co-operative Bank

We’ve exposed “Crisis Pregnancy Centres”. These centres use misinformation & stigma to try to stop you from having an abortion. These centres are just 1 part of a rapidly growing network of organisations that want to take away the rights of women & LGBTI people. amn.st/63320AInXy

What a difference a few years make. FYI: The new ‘peace plan’ is still inconsistent with international law and human rights protections.

GOOD NEWS: On July 14th, Kent Police threatened this protestor, Laura Murton, with arrest for holding a Palestinian flag and placards stating "Free Gaza" and "Israel is committing genocide". Thousands raised the alarm, and Police Kent has now apologised.

Good luck to our incredible 160 runners at the Royal Parks Half today! 🏃‍♀️ Join Team Amnesty at our next big event, the Hackney Half, and be part of the movement for equality and justice. The world needs you now more than ever. Sign up now 👇🏾 www.amnesty.org.uk/hackney-half...

After two years of a livestreamed genocide and unimaginable loss, agreement on the first phase of a ceasefire deal that allows some humanitarian aid into Gaza and releases the hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners is overdue. However, this cannot be another brief pause in the violence.

🚨 ALERT: Police Scotland is developing plans to use live facial recognition technology Facial recognition tech: 🕵️ is mass surveillance ❌ is NOT compatible with Scotland’s human rights obligations ⚠️ disproportionately impacts racialised communities We need to oppose this: amn.st/6008AqWA0

It’s been two years since the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel, during which at least 1,200 Israelis and other nationals - mostly civilians - were killed and 251 people were taken hostage, of which 20 are still alive and held in Gaza.

Amnesty UK condemns the horrific attack on the East Sussex Mosque this weekend. We offer solidarity to Muslim communities who will be shaken by this act of violence. 🧵1/4

We are deeply saddened by & condemn the attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. Acts of violence have no place in our society. Politicians & the media must ensure their actions in the following days don't stoke division further. We must focus on the humanity that connects us all.

Cruel policies lead to poverty. The 2 child cap punishes the poorest families. It must be removed in its entirety.

BREAKING: Peaceful protestors arrested outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool Yet more peaceful protesters are being arrested today and hauled from the streets by police - a scene which just a few months ago would have been shocking but is quickly becoming the norm... 🧵

Almost 40% of “Prevent” referrals to counter‑terrorism police are CHILDREN between 11 and 15 years old. Nearly HALF are Muslim or Asian. Beyond exam pressure & teenage angst, a generation is growing up under surveillance because of the “Prevent” duty. Act now: amn.st/63324AbAd6

🚨BREAKING: Last night the Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked by drones - again. British-Palestinian journalist Kieran Andrieu was aboard one of the ships. Despite these attacks the flotilla sails on, because the mission is too important.

Journalists like @mathildamall.bsky.social are aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla. Their mission is simple: deliver food, medicine and other essentials to Palestinians in occupied Gaza, who are still trapped under Israel’s unlawful blockade.

Migrants are being scapegoated. It is a distraction from the real problems people are facing: homelessness, hunger and discrimination. Poverty is a political choice, founded in inequality. Instead of anti-migrant hate and blame, we need real action.

BREAKING: Alaa Abdel Fattah is out of prison! After over a decade of wrongful imprisonment, he’s reunited with his family. PM Keir Starmer needs to ensure he's able to travel back to the UK to be with his son. Thank you to everyone who campaigned for his release 🕯️ ✊🏽

A hate-driven agenda stoked by some in the media, social media companies and politicians has fuelled violence, intimidation and division. The UK government must protect our human rights and the laws that underpin them - not undermine them. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Recognition is no doubt significant but it will be a hollow gesture if the UK does not also seek to end Israel's genocide, illegal occupation, and system of apartheid against the Palestinian people. 🧵1/3

While the red carpet was rolled out for Donald Trump: •⁠ ⁠genocide and apartheid against Palestinians continues by US-funded Israel •⁠ ⁠people of colour in the US are terrorised by ICE agents •⁠ ⁠LGBTQI+ communities in the US are forced to live in fear

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