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Dear Supporter,
We urgently need your help to prevent the Government from seriously undermining the law on Universal Jurisdiction. If the government are successful, magistrates will lose their powers to issue arrest warrants for foreign nationals visiting the UK who are suspected of the worst human rights violations. We expect an announcement on a legislation change this week – please email Gordon Brown today.
What is Universal Jurisdiction?
Universal Jurisdiction allows national courts to prosecute anybody suspected of serious human rights violations such as genocide and war crimes committed anywhere in the world.
What would be the consequences of the change?
The UK could become a safe haven for the world's worst criminals. In seeking to avoid any future attempts to prosecute suspected war criminals, the Government would subvert the judiciary's independence and integrity, it would fail to meet its commitments under international law and it would undermine the rights of victims to obtain justice, truth and reparations.
Why is Amnesty objecting so strongly?
No person and no country is above the law and whether we are talking about Israel, Sudan, Congo or Rwanda, there should be an absolute commitment from Britain to help detain and bring to trial those suspected of the world's worst crimes.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Take action today by emailing the Prime Minister. There's still time to save our war crimes legislation, but we must act now. Find out more on this issue.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely, 
Kristyan Benedict
Campaign Manager
Crisis Response & Country Priorities
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