Newcastle Amnesty International Group

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Amnesty International gives its members and supporters a way of protesting effectively about human rights abuses, essentially through fighting lies by telling the truth : Amnesty’s researchers find evidence of human rights abuses with which to lobby governments and MPs and to raise media and public awareness by compiling detailed and thorough reports based on hard facts. We campaign on behalf of i

ndividuals at risk (of torture and persecution) we campaign with communities suffering human rights abuses (such as the Roma in parts of Europe) and we spotlight global issues such as the death penalty, the arms trade, corporate abuses and protecting women’s rights. Amnesty campaigns by organising demonstrations, through promoting knowledge and understanding via educational activities and by writing thousands of letters on behalf of individuals facing human rights violations. The Newcastle Upon Tyne Amnesty group, which meets monthly and has been active for some years now, seeks to promote awareness of human rights abuses by carrying out a number of activities locally : we have an “adopted” prisoner of conscience (a man who has been imprisoned in Egypt since the late 1990s) on whose behalf we lobby, we hold regular stalls at The Monument and at events, we have arranged film shows, we hold an annual human rights lecture (the Aisha DuhuIo Memorial lecture), we have arranged seminars/conferences (on Burma and Iran) and we have taken part in demonstrations. In carrying out these activities we work closely with other progressive organisations such as local trade unions and other campaigning organisations. The Newcastle group welcomes new members and getting involved with the group and supporting it’s campaigning activities is an excellent way of supporting Amnesty’s work and of raising awareness of human rights abuses. Also, Amnesty, both at the national and at local group level, needs funds to carry out it’s work : you can support this by joining Amnesty nationally ( for details go to Amnesty’s website www.amnesty.org.uk ), by taking out a monthly standing order to Amnesty International or to the local group and by helping with the local group’s fund-raising activities. If you are a member of a trade union, then get your union branch to affiliate to Amnesty nationally and to support the local group.

: Family of deceased Stadium worker await compensation one year later; Aramco did not even respond! - Business and Hu...
18/06/2026

: Family of deceased Stadium worker await compensation one year later; Aramco did not even respond! - Business and Human Rights Centre

Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre

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Let's be clear: cutting social security support for disabled people would only make hardship and heath worse, and make it harder for people to get jobs.

75% of people already turning to food banks are disabled, and we hear directly from people how hard they're finding covering the cost of essentials as well as the cost of being disabled.

Welfare reform needs to make sure disabled people can get compassionate support that actually provides security. 💚

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Fear, division and hatred are becoming normalised.

But the scapegoating of migrants isn’t normal, and it isn’t fair.

Those who try to divide us are hoping we’ll stay silent.

But they’re wrong.

Because when we come together, we’re stronger - just like this England squad stepping onto the pitch tonight.

This team represents what it looks like when people from all walks of life and backgrounds stand side by side. This team shows the power of focusing on what unites us, rather than what sets us apart.

That same spirit is appearing across the country, in communities everywhere, people are choosing kindness over hate.

Whether its small acts of kindness or big stands against the powerful, its not just you – millions of us want a society built on kindness and free from hate.

And just like cheering on England, we know that when we stand side by side, we can achieve something bigger than ourselves.

30 years in jail for using Twitter and YouTube! His brother is a respected academic based in the area https://buff.l...
17/06/2026

30 years in jail for using Twitter and YouTube! His brother is a respected academic based in the area https://buff.ly/BPdAoa6

Mohammed al-Ghamdi

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17/06/2026

Help me protect Gambian girls! Stop female ge***al mutilation now! ://buff.ly/rgBIJ5E

Female ge***al mutilation could be legalised again in The Gambia. We only have a few weeks to act – your voice can help protect these girls.

Another foreign national abused in
16/06/2026

Another foreign national abused in

🚨 French national Amr Abdelfattah has been severely beaten by guards in Dhahban Prison. Due to injuries sustained, he was unable to attend his trial hearing. This came after he complained about sharing a cell with an inmate with mental health issues who was attacking others.

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