On 7th December 2020, we will be hosting the first meeting of the Cardiff Amnesty International Group Human Rights Book Club. As the name suggests, the focus of the book club will be on human rights, but particular topics will be covered over three consecutive books. Our initial focus will be on racism in the…
An end to excessive cellular confinement in UK prisons
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…
Justice for George Floyd
Members of the Cardiff Amnesty International group were horrified by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on the 25th May. George Floyd died following his arrest in which he was held down by three police officers, including one kneeling directly on his neck. George called out, “I can’t breathe”, several times but in spite…
COVID-19 and Human Rights in Iran
Cardiff Amnesty International are delighted to invite you to a free webinar taking place on Monday 8th June at 7.30pm. COVID-19 and Human Rights in Iran Linked to Cardiff Amnesty’s ongoing campaign for the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the webinar will explore the human rights situation in Iran. This wide-ranging talk will focus on the…
Four Years of Captivity
The Cardiff Amnesty International Group has been campaigning for the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for the past four years. Our photographic mosaics are made up of just some of the hundreds of photos that we have taken over this time. Nazanin has been unjustly imprisoned in Iran since the 3rd April 2016. She was detained…
Lockdown: 23/7
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…
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