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Apr 5 2009 12:02PM
AGM '09: Sunday morning voting (#10)

8:46am It may be Sunday morning after the Saturday night before, but there's a big crowd in the auditorium for the continuation of the great democratic process. AIUK's national conference isn't like a party political affair when the...

Apr 4 2009 10:13PM
AGM '09: Voices from the frontline (#9)

This session is chaired by James Savage, manager of AIUK's programme for individuals at risk , and presents an opportunity to hear directly from and to speak to some of those overseas human rights defenders on whose behalf and with...

Apr 4 2009 7:36PM
AGM '09: voting on journalists, Israel and boycotts (#8)

5:30pm We are about to get serious – serious topics, serious votes. I'm already feeling seriously grumpy. I picked a 200/1 outsider for the Grand National in the Amnesty sweepstake. Then I missed the race (too busy protesting against...

Apr 4 2009 6:36PM
AGM '09: 'Show of voting cards, please' - individuals at risk & Burma (#7)

5:00pm After the preparatory debates in the working parties of earlier today, the conference now moves on to take resolutions in plenary session and to either endorse or discard the proposals. First up for debate are two fairly non...

Apr 4 2009 4:32PM
AGM '09: Ed Husain on challenging Islamism (#6)

2:20pm Given the enormity of my cooked breakfast this morning, I really didn't need the pasta, chips, salad, carrot cake and two cups of coffee that constituted my lunch. But hey, a campaigner has to eat and at least it helped fuel my...