Our November/December newsletter includes actions you can take this month, as well as the usual list of diary dates. An update on India and Kashmir highlights some good news for a change on the human rights situation there. Our Write...

Members of the Minehead Amnesty International Group met on 5 November to write letters in connection with the 2024 Write for Rights Campaign, which focuses on nine people from different countries who are facing human rights violations...

Our group has had a busy summer, as described in this September/October 2024 newsletter. Following the very successful AmnesTea in mid July, we had a busy stall at the Roadwater Fete at the end of that month. Visitors signed letters...

The Minehead Group’s next event is a fund-raising Harp Concert and tea at Roadwater Village Hall at 3 pm on Saturday 14 September . Local harpist and best-selling author, Hazel Prior, will perform a variety of traditional popular songs...

5 August marked the 5 th anniversary of the downgrading of Kashmir from a state to two directly ruled union territories, which has been accompanied by significant repression of free speech and massive changes affecting the lives of...

Our July/August 2024 newsletter includes the usual items of actions you can take this month, diary dates and campaign news. And our news from the group includes a write up of our recent, successful Amnestea . Here is a report from...

The Minehead Amnesty International Local Group will be holding its annual AmnesTea on Thursday 18 July from 1500 to 1700 at Mayhill, Woodland Close, Carhampton TA24 6PE. Please join us for tea and cake, to peruse the book stall, maybe...

Our June 2024 newsletter carries the sad news of the death on 13 May of our veteran campaigner and Amnesty supporter, Philippa Gerry. Philippa was one of the original members of our group and was an exemplary letter writer and advocate...

Our May newsletter sets out a number of actions that we can all take this month; some relate particularly to South Asia and some are addressed to the UK government. One of these urges the Prime Minister to ensure that UK nationals are...

The main news from our group this month is about our letter signing session on 8 March, International Women's Day , in a hotel cafe in Minehead. We had a relaxing morning - signing letters, drinking coffee and chatting - better than...