Today our member Ilaria attended Amnesty International Human’s Rights Day Reception in Parliament.
The Reception engaged MPs & Peers in human rights campaigns & the work of Amnesty. Thank you to AIUK for organising a wonderful event. @amnestyuk.bsky.social #HumanRightsDay
Lots of post supporting #humanrights defenders about to be sent off following our monthly letter writing session today.
The Reading Group at the Anti-Trump demo in London today, as part of the Amnesty International UK bloc.
Please sign this petition to urge the UK Government to ratify the Convention on Enforced Disappearances
www.amnesty.org.uk/activist-act...
An open letter to the United Nations Human
Rights Council is demanding accountability for the human rights violations committed in Afghanistan.
It’s signed by 86 national
Afghan organisations and 22 international organisations including Amnesty International.
#risewithafghanwomen
Great to join in the parade at Basingstoke Pride yesterday! We also have our loads of sticker and over 100 postcards, asking the BBC to improve their coverage of trans people.
Today marks four years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan.
Amnesty International has documented how Afghanistan’s legal framework has been entirely dismantled and replaced with a religiously grounded system shaped by the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.
We stand with #HongKong today on the 36th anniversary of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre
@amnestyukCEA
#WeRemember64
We will be joining our friends from "Reading Stands with Hong Kong" who have organised this assembly commemorating the 36th anniversary of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre Sunday 1st June 4.30pm Forbury Gardens
Take a read of our May 2025 newsletter, featuring a report of our most recent Chance2Dance4Charity event.
www.amnesty.org.uk/groups/readi...
Take a read of the minutes from our April 2025 group meeting, where we discussed our campaign to "Stand with Afghan Women"
www.amnesty.org.uk/groups/readi...
Amnesty publishes its annual report into the state of the death penalty around the world
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Please take a look at our April newsletter. It's full of info about our current campaign - We Stand with Afghan Women.
mailchi.mp/04a5b8ba6f86...
Congratulations to one of our local MPs. Well done, Yuan. We look forward to reading this book.
I’m so honoured to be one of six writers shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. I spoke to BBC Woman’s Hour about my book, Private Revolutions, this morning alongside author Sanam Mahloudji:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_radio_fourfm
As we mark the first anniversary of the appallingly restrictive #Article23, we call for the UK government to do more to protect Hong Kongers from transnational threats.
#HongKong
As a lawful permanent US resident, Mahmoud protested the genocide in Gaza.
As he was walking home from an Iftar celebration with his 8-months pregnant wife, he was unlawfully arrested & detained. He has not been charged with a crime.
Demand his release!
Today is the 8th anniversary of #AhmedMansoor arrest. He is being unjustly held in the #UAE for defending human rights. We demand his immediate and unconditional release.
Our March meeting featured a fascinating talk by Cherry Bird, Amnesty's regional coordinator for South Asia. She specifically talked about women's rights in Afghanistan. www.amnesty.org.uk/groups/readi...
Great to hear your passion and honesty - you are inspiring us all to do and be more!
Two members of our group enjoyed an inspirational day at @amnestyfeminist.bsky.social Activism in Action conference yesterday.
Excellent speakers and workshops as well as practical advice for successful campaigning.
Thanks to everyone involved for a fantastic event.
An excellent session - thank you!
On International Women’s Day, we stand up for Afghan Women.
#StandUpForAfghanWomen #IWD2025 #EndGenderPersecution #HumanRights
We call for the immediate release of Cuban Prisoner of Conscience, artist Luis Manuel Alcántara. Sadly Luis was not included in the large number of POCs who were freed recently - we urge authorities to release him now. #Cuba
Great to come together this evening to celebrate our group’s 50th Birthday!
Announcing our Activism in Action event for International Women's Day! 🌟
Join us for a day of feminist activism featuring a keynote speech by Labour MP for Coventry South @zarahsultana.bsky.social
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/activism-i...
#IWD2025 #ActivismInAction #AmnestyFeminists
Hong Kongers continue to face repression by #HongKong and Chinese authorities - even if they live in the UK. Join the movement of solidarity against repression.
www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/hong...
Take a read of our February 2025 newsletter, full of information about recent & upcoming events for the Reading Group.
www.amnesty.org.uk/groups/readi...
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
The genocide of the Jewish people, Roma and other minorities during World War II is a brutal reminder of what hatred and prejudice can lead to.
