Atena Daemi: jailed for opposing the death penalty
Atena Daemi faces years in prison in Iran for speaking out against the death penalty. Send her a message of hope to lift her spirits in prison. … Read the full post »
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Amnesty International
Founded in 1961, Amnesty International is a global human rights organisation.
Marielle Franco: Killed for defending the people of Rio
Marielle Franco was an inspiring activist from Rio, Brazil. She campaigned for LGBTI, black and women’s rights in her country, and for this was shot dead aged only 38. … Read the full post »
What has the Human Rights Act done for us?
Watch the new video from Amnesty International UK, explaining the benefits of the Human Rights Act. … Read the full post »
Taner Kilic is free – new from Amnesty International
Watch the new video from Amnesty International UK, about the very welcome news from Turkey over the release of Taner Kilic. … Read the full post »
End UK involvement in rendition and torture – new from Amnesty International
Watch the new video from Amnesty International UK, highlighting the UK government’s involvement in torture. … Read the full post »
Send a joke to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe #ChooseLaughter – new from Amnesty International
Actress Nazanin Boniadi asks you to send a joke to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe – the British Iranian mother who’s been unfairly jailed in Iran for two years now. … Read the full post »
Six most dangerous kinds of activism – new from Amnesty International
3,500 people have been murdered for their human rights work and activism over the last 20 years. Here are the six most dangerous kinds of activism. … Read the full post »
VIDEO: Amnesty gets a grilling from Jeremy Paxman
‘You want me to explain what a letter is?!’ Jeremy Paxman helps to explain our annual letter writing campaign, Write For Rights. … Read the full post »
Northern Ireland: Abortion is not a crime – new from Amnesty International
Take action now to demand that the UK government step in and bring Northern Ireland’s abusive abortion ban into the 21st century. … Read the full post »
Make some noise and join the fight for human rights – Amnesty International
How do you think the human race is doing? Are we doing a good job or screwing it up? Do you think we should build more walls or tear walls down? Do you think people in power should tell the truth? Then make some noise. Come with us and be part of the change. … Read the full post »