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May 2025
Ruth Ellis pardon
Ruth was the last woman to be hanged in Britain July 2026 Ruth Ellis was hanged in Holloway Prison in 1955 and was the last woman to receive this punishment. Hanging was abolished in 1969 but the execution of Ruth Ellis was one of the events which led to its abolition. The last execution was…
Protests under threat: The erosion of Civil Liberties
The steady decline in our rights in the UK continues July 2026 For many years, Amnesty concerned itself with human rights overseas. There was an own country rule. There was a tinge of arrogance in that based as it was on the assumption that rights in the UK were perfectly all right – after all…
Key Changes in UK Asylum Seekers’ Rights
Refugees and asylum seekers remain a hot political issue July 2026 With attention shifting to Andy Burnham and whether he will be the new prime minister in a matter of days, and the resignation of Nigel Farage from parliament resulting in a new by-election in his constituency, other topics like immigration have dropped – albeit…
Death penalty report
Monthly report on the use of the penalty around the world July 2026. There is a lot of interest in this month’s report which covers the period mid-June to mid-July 2026 and is preprared by group member Lesley to whom we are grateful for the work in compiling it. There is more content in this…
Fishers killed off Gaza coast
Israeli forces intensify killing of fishers off the coast of Gaza Vigil No 135 Gaza is effectively surrounded and has no port or means of accessing neighbouring territory. It is an open air prison. With the tight restrictions of aid entering the territory and the annexation of nearly all the cultivable land by Israeli forces,…
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire 
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