Infomation on Refugee Week 2016

Human rights activists Naw Ohn Hla, San San Win (aka Lay Lay), Sein Htwe, Nay Myo Zin, Tin Htut Paing and Than Swe were released from Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, on 17 April.

Spring issue of Groups News covers great activities that Amnesty groups have organised from campaigning to save the Human

A 19-year old Iranian man has been scheduled for execution on 16 April for an offence committed when he was under 18 years of age. He has been put in solitary confinement in Rasht’s Lakan Prison in advance of the execution.
Alireza Pour Olfat

The student group handover pack is designed for all new incoming committee members

Human Rights act Campaign Week of Action: 9–16 April

We are asking all of our activists across the country to action together, in the same week, to put pressure on their politicians, raise the issue in the local media and engage with their community. Our activists in Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales will be doing their campaigns and week of action in the context of their election in May.

This month we are asking you to contact your MP, asking them to write to the Foreign Secretary, to ensure the UK champions human rights benchmarks at the Syrian talks and lobbies parties to the conflict to end unlawful attack against civilians and civilian objects.

At least 12 members of the Ahmadiyya religious minority have been forced to leave their homes in Bangka Island on 5 February.

Ali is still being detained and has only been seen by one of the three doctors who were meant to see him about his alleged torture.