For the first time, we are holding a hustings as part of our April meeting.

We invited prospective parliamentary candidates for the Chelmsford Constituency to join us at 8pm to hear their opening statements on:

• the Human Rights Act
• abolition of torture
• another human rights issue of their choice,

followed by a Question and Answer session, ending at 8.45pm

We are delighted the following PPCs will attend:

• Chris Vince, Labour
• Stephen Robinson, Liberal Democrat
• Mark Gough, Ukip

Simon Burns, Conservative, will be canvassing and has declined. Angela Thomson (Green Party) withdrew 13 April.

BBC Essex will be there.

We have invited local Amnesty members to join us at the Quaker Meeting House on 14 April at 8pm