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Jul 4 2012 10:39AM
Volunteering!

Blog by Alexa Anderson (One of Amnesty's brilliant volunteers at last years Edinburgh Festival) Volunteering can sometimes be a risky experience; you never quite know what to expect, how well things are going to be structured and...

Jun 18 2012 5:09PM
Health Practitioner, Activist and Prisoner of Conscience - Dr. Binayak Sen Speaks in Edinburgh

Blog by Domini Sowa (Amnesty International Scotland, Volunteer) Dr Binayak Sen does not look like a man for whom the term ‘seditious’ would be applicable. Yet the 62 year old public health practitioner, activist and prisoner of...

Jun 6 2012 4:25PM
Photography students at Napier University tackle issue of Arms Trade Treaty and international weapons industry in book series

Blog by Dominic Sowa (Amnesty International Scotland, Volunteer) Second year BA (Hons) Photography and Film students at Napier University are releasing a series of photography books exploring the issues surrounding the arms trade. The...

May 23 2012 10:39AM
Amnesty Students March for an Arms Trade Treaty

Here is a blog by Molly Robertson from Amnesty’s Queen Margaret University Student Society, writing about the hugely successful student march that took place on Edinburgh’s iconic Royal Mile on 12 May 2012. When the Amnesty group at...

About me

As a capaigns assistant (volunteer) at the Amnesty Scotland Office, I will be posting blogs written by myself, the Amnesty Scotland office team and our various local and student amnesty groups from across Scotland!

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