As you will likely be aware, the Cardiff AIUK group have been campaigning on the issue of the use of excessive cellular confinement in UK prisons for a number of months. Our own, Dr Dennis Eady, spoke on the concerns of the group at the recent AIUK Wales Conference, Activism in Action, and included a…

The Cardiff Amnesty Group continue to be concerned about the use of excessive solitary confinement in the Her Majesty’s Prisons. We began campaigning on this issue before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the situation has only become more urgent as a result of the pandemic. Rather than the Pre-Covid situation of around 20% of UK prisoners…

The Cardiff Amnesty Group continue to campaign to end excessive cellular confinement in UK prisons and detention centres. Cardiff Amnesty are also calling on the Government not to loose sight of these populations with the roleout of COVID-19 vaccinations. This was an issue higlighted by the MP Zarah Sultana during a meeting of the House…

Cardiff Group AGM Motion: Update for Groups and Members We urge all groups and members to vote in favour of the motion proposed by the Cardiff Group, which is to be debated at the video conference on 19th September. The motion is as follows: AGM Motion This AGM instructs Amnesty UK to campaign to end…

We are all suffering the effects of being confined inside our homes at the moment, but imagine how much worse it would be if you were locked in a single room for 23 hours a day. The Cardiff Amnesty International group is campaigning to end excessive cellular confinement for UK prisoners. Amnesty International regularly calls…