Weekly Action and News 13/09/2024
Manchester Amnesty Weekly Action and News
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Three years into the Taliban rule, Afghanistan is a hotbed of unchecked and unabated human rights abuses – gender persecution, torture, arbitrary detentions, and censorship – all with zero accountability. Recent reports of yet more restrictive and oppressive rules for women have been particularly harrowing. But the world’s response has been tepid at best.
Clicking the link below will take you to an AIUK petition which calls on the UK Prime Minister to make Afghanistan a foreign policy priority, and demands that the UK works with the international community to ensure that Women's rights are protected in Afghanistan.
***THIS EVENING*** MANCHESTER AMNESTY SILENT VIGIL
Silent vigil calling for a permanent ceasefire
and the protection of all civilians in Palestine and Israel.
St Peters Square, Manchester, Friday 13th September, 5-6pm.
Please do not bring placards, banners or flags.
We will provide placards with Amnesty’s messages. Feel free to bring your friends.
We will continue with the weekly vigils until further notice.
More information about how we plan to adapt to the winter months will be issued soon.
We have decided to postpone our fundraising Human Rights Walk to the Spring (exact date to be confirmed). We are still seeking a person to take on the role of publicising the walk. This involves making or modifying a flyer, distributing as widely as possible and keeping a note of what you’ve done. Easy! Please let alison.wearden@gmail.com know if you are interested in taking on this role.
Our next bi-monthly appeal-writing drop-in session will take place on
Saturday, September 28th, 2-4pm in the café area in Manchester Central Library.
All information and materials to write your appeals will be provided, or you may prefer to send an email or tweet, in which case please bring your own device. (Wifi is available). The appeal writing is serious of course, but there is always a lot of convivial chat as we write. Do feel free to drop in for half an hour or stay for the whole session.
Amnesty North West Regional Conference,
10-4pm, Saturday, 23rd November
at the Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL.
Topics covered will include anti-racism, anti-death penalty, craftivism, the human rights implications of face recognition technology, and more! There will be displays about the activities of local groups and a discussion of how we can develop our work in the North West.
All welcome. Registration £10/£5, details of how to register will follow.
Non-Amnesty events and actions
Show your support for environmental activists who have been imprisoned.
22 climate activists have been jailed or remanded in custody for non-violent protest since the new government came into power. You can see who they are here.
Please write an email and offer support to the people in prison for their peaceful climate actions with Just Stop Oil. This email will be forwarded to all the people currently in prison for their climate activism. Please keep the message short. Time available to read emails is often very restricted.
Send an email to: emailallprisoners@gmail.com
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine and other organisations
Full Arms Embargo against Israel Now!
Demonstration, Saturday, 14th September, 12 noon, St. Peter’s Square.
Whalley Range Peace and Justice Stand with Palestine
Each Wednesday 4.30-5.30 at Brooks Bar M16 7RN
Please support these events but please do not take Amnesty banners.
Sunday, 15th September, 1-4pm, Niamos, M15 5EU
Art as Resistance! Placard making workshop. Young people especially welcome.
Film Showing: “Shanshula” directed by Musheir El Farra from Gaza.
A 33 minute film documenting the struggles of the Gazan fishing community.
Wednesday 18th September, 6:30 for 7pm, Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, M2 1NL.
Good news
United Arab Emirates - On September 2, 2024, President Mohamed bin Zayed pardoned 57 Bangladeshi migrant workers who had been sentenced to terms of imprisonment from ten years to life for peacefully protesting about ongoing repression in their country of origin.
Italy - On 4 September 2024, new investigations were ordered into the torture reported by numerous inmates who were present in the Sant'Anna prison on 8 March 2020 when, during and after a riot, nine detainees died in circumstances that have never been explained.
Manchester Amnesty issue and campaign coordinators
Anti-racism –Hazel Errey hazelerrey@gmail.com
Craftivism – Lima Al-Iskalachi limazakoor@gmail.com
Europe/ Turkey Fatih Segmen - fsegmen@yahoo.com
Human Rights in the UK Iona Bruce – ifbruce99@gmail.com
Individuals at Risk (bi-monthly appeal writing drop ins and Write for Rights in Nov/Dec) – Anne Walker anne.walker9@ntlworld.com
Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians - Mike Reed mikewreed101@gmail.com
LGBTQ+ and Pride – Zoe Song weiyi.zoe.song@gmail.com
Press freedom and Julian Assange – Lima Al-iskalachi limazakoor@gmail.com & Danny Jones dannyj644@gmail.comsu
Refugees Whatsapp group – Alison Wearden alison.wearden@gmail.com
UAE – Kathryn Fletcher bussk@btinternet.com
Our website Manchester | Amnesty International UK [amnesty.org.uk] (managed by Alison Wearden)
X/Twitter @amnestymanc [twitter.com] (managed by Steve Lindsay – stevenjameslindsay@gmail.com)
Facebook Manchester Amnesty Group [facebook.com]
Instagram @amnestymanchester [instagram.com] (managed by Sara Baptista - sarabm6@gmail.com)
Alison Wearden
Communications Secretary
Manchester Group of Amnesty International
Please contact me with items for our Weekly Action and News email, or with ideas for longer articles for the quarterly Manchester Amnesty Group Bulletin.
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