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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Women in Northern Ireland have least access to abuse support services in UK
Amnesty International, as part of the End Violence Against Women coalition, have called on the Northern Ireland government to provide proper services for women who have experienced violence. Currently these women have less access to services than anywhere else in … Continue reading
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Raise Off
Amnesty’s First Annual Student RAISE-OFF is unveiled on 17 November at this year’s student conference in Manchester, and excitement and a healthy competitive spirit are already running rampant on campuses across the UK.This is the chance for your student group … Continue reading
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AIUK Condemns Detention Plans
Edit: Emma beat me to it. if you want to read what I wrote, you can get it after the jump.
Ten good reasons why not to extend pre-charge detention…
Amnesty International UK today released ‘Ten good reasons why extending pre-charge detention is a bad idea’, outlining the strong case against government proposals to extend the time for which police can hold terrorism suspects without charge. Amnesty International UK Director … Continue reading
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UN: Tasers “a form of torture”
A UN committee has recommended that police forces give up the use of Tasers: The use of these weapons causes acute pain, constituting a form of torture… In certain cases, they can even cause death, as has been shown by … Continue reading
Guantanamo’s sixth anniversary
On the 11th of January 2008, Guantánamo Bay will have been running for six years. Amnesty International is therefore stepping up its campaign for the closure of the base and the fair and safe transfer of all prisoners. There are … Continue reading
Comedy Night @ The Stand
Just to let everyone who wasn’t able to go know, the comedy night last night was a great laugh. The comedy was delivered by Gary Little, Kevin Bridges, Gus Tawse, Carly Baker and Parrot. There jokes were great and the … Continue reading
GU Amnesty Committee Meeting 21/11/07 – Minutes
Unsubscribe – stall on Wednesday 5th. – setup – Helen H, Dawn, Sinead – Sandwich boards for photos – Dawn to find out what we do with the photos afterwards – sweets/food? – Unsubscribe workshop for next week’s meeting. Ceilidh … Continue reading
Concern for Bilal Hussein, AP Reporter Detained in Iraq
An Associated Press photographer who has been detained by the US military in Iraq without charge for over 19 months is to now presumably to be charged with having links to terrorist groups, though exact charges are unknown. The case … Continue reading