Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledges his supporters after speaking at the Conservative Party Spring Forum at Winter Gardens, Blackpool
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has singled out Britain for strong criticism in its annual human rights report, highlighting government plans to restrict the rights of refugees and protesters.
In a stark warning, the UK arm of the organisation said that Britain will be unable to credibly act as a champion for human rights on the global stage if it continues to push ahead with a series of widely condemned laws.
Amnesty’s annual review, which analyses human rights trends globally and covers 154 countries, flags the Tories’ Nationality & Borders Bill, the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill and moves to scrap the Human Rights Act as matters of serious concern.
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
Campaigners say there is clear evidence British weapons are contributing to war crimes as the government goes on trial to defend its continued supply of arms to Israel
A new report by Amnesty International pulls no punches in highlighting the Labour government’s human rights violations of those on benefits, says Dr DYLAN MURPHY
