Amnesty International and seven other human rights organisations decry Israel's collective punishment of the Gaza Strip, carried out in collusion with the U.S. and the EU, which has led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

Amnesty International condemns the recent moves by the British government to extend the maximum period of detention without trial to 42 days.

A new report by Amnesty International criticises the UK for wholly inadequate measures in the current Iraq refugee crisis. The UK has forcibly returned more refugees to Iraq than any other country in Europe, although as one of the invading powers, it should have had a particular responsibility to ensure their safety.