Lubicon Cree youth thank you for all your support
The Lubicon Cree Indigenous people in Alberta, Canada have been battling for three decades to preserve their traditional lands and hold to account the oil, gas and logging companies that have devastated their environment. You sent more than 3,000 messages of solidarity to them through our Greetings Card Campaign. The youth of Little Buffalo school made this video to say thank you for all your support.
Sleeping out for refused asylum seekers
In February students across the country took part in 32 mass ‘sleepouts’ to draw attention to the destitution of refused asylum seekers. Read our blog on how it went and take action now to urge the government to get behind more sensible rules on permission to work for some asylum seekers.
Human rights activist sent back to labour camp two days after release
Just two days after her release in February, Chinese human rights defender Mao Hengfeng was rearrested and sent back to a labour camp. According to her family she is suffering serious injuries as a result of repeated torture and ill-treatment suffered during her previous 11 months of detention. Demand freedom for Mao Hengfeng
Amnesty premieres at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
We are proud to present the UK premieres of two stirring documentaries in association with this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival: This is My Land... Hebron, about life in the largest city in the occupied West Bank, and You Don’t Like the Truth, about Omar Khadr, Guantánamo’s youngest detainee. Screenings at various London venues from 25-31 March. Find out more
Cycle the breadth of Britain for Human Rights
Cycle through some of the UK's most beautiful countryside for the Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge. Why not watch a video of last year’s incredible trip to get you in the cycling mood? Or find out more and register
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