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Hi, I’m Tilly Lavenás and I’m the Mexico country coordinator for Amnesty UK. I lived near the US/Mexican border for many years and I love Mexico. I was last there in 2009 when I visited an indigenous Mayan prisoner named Ricardo Ucan outside of Merida. Amnesty believed his trial had been unfair, and thankfully he was released in 2010. I’m also chair of the Lyme Regis Amnesty group; we do a lot of fundraising and campaigning.
Like many Amnesty folk, I like to travel, cycle and eat good food.
Ángel Amílcar Colón Quevedo's eight-year-old son was dying of cancer. Ángel is a black Honduran, a member of the downtrodden Garifuna community. In desperate hope of earning money for a cure for his child, Ángel tried to get to the...
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Hi, I'm Sheila. I've been an Amnesty activist since student days and am Amnesty UK's country co-ordinator for Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. I'm also involved with my local group in Corby.
In my day job I'm a freelance translator. Hobbies include sport - I'm an avid follower of Liverpool FC - and I'm an enthusiastic musician and singer.
Aspiring writers might dream of being an award-winning journalist with access to a wealth of captivating stories on crime, corruption and political intrigue. But what’s the reality in countries where freedom of speech is under serious...
The Director of Casa Alianza Honduras, a children’s rights organization, was beaten and detained by military police on 8 May. He believes his mistreatment was in retaliation for speaking out against violence against children in...
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Tariq Shabazz is a researcher, writer and campaigner who works within a network of various human rights organisations.
16-year-old Samir Awad was brutally assassinated by Israeli soldiers. After finishing his school science exam in January 2013 the child was walking along a crossing close to the Israeli fence in the West Bank. He was ambushed by...
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My name's Anna and work in the Community and Events Fundraising Team at Amnesty International UK. I love that my role gives me the opportunity to work with our incredible supporters in the many different ways they get involved. I have enormous admiration for all the runners, wheelers, riders, student organisers, event hosts and just about anyone who does something active for Amnesty. Together we can make sure humanity wins.
Every year we look back over all the fantastic AmnesTeas hosted by our supporters, and every year we’re delighted and inspired by people’s efforts. 2013 was no exception, so we’d like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who’s either...