Norwich Amnesty takes part in a wide range of Campaigns throughout the year.
Featured Campaign
Turkmenistan
We are currently focusing on three detainees in Turkmenistan.
Read about their case and how you can take part in the campaign
Current Campaigns and how you can get involved
It would be marvellous if as many people as possible could write about these cases.
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Five Bahraini Men Sentenced to Jail for Tweets
Five Bahraini men, including a lawyer, were sentenced to one year’s imprisonment by the Manama Lower Criminal Court on 15 May for allegedly insulting the King of Bahrain in messages posted on Twitter. They may be prisoners of conscience.
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Hundreds of families in Haiti in danger of being evicted from their makeshift camp in the capital
Hundreds of families in Haiti who became homeless through the earthquake in January 2010 are in danger of being evicted from their makeshift camp in the capital, Port-au-Prince. They were recently victims of an arson attack, and a resident died in police custody.
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Ask your MP to stand with Afghan women to end violence
From domestic abuse to public attacks, women in Afghanistan continue to experience systemic violence and discrimination.
Ask your MP to pressure the UK Government to ending violence against women.
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Release Madhi Issa Abu Dheeb
In early 2011, as peaceful protests spread across Bahrain, Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb and his colleague Jalila al-Salman called for a teachers’ strike to support the growing demands for reform. Since Mahdi and Jalila were leaders of the Bahrain Teaching Association, most of us would say that they were just doing their job.
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Scores of families forcibly evicted in Menongue City, Angola
On Tuesday April 9th scores of families were forcibly evicted in Menongue City, Angola. Thousands more are threatened by eviction.
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Over 60 people living in Kamienskiego Street in the city of Wroclaw face imminent eviction
Over 60 Roma people living in an informal settlement in Kamienskiego Street, Wroclaw, face imminent eviction. The community consists of Romanian Roma, who have lived in the Kamienskiego Street settlement for three years.
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Help Save Shaker Aamer
Of the 166 remaining prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, 86 have been cleared for release. In some cases there could be valid reasons for the delay, such as no nation being prepared to take them, but no such obstacles exist in Shaker’s case.
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End violence against women in Afghanistan
From beatings behind closed doors to targeted attacks on women human rights defenders, violence against women is rife in Afghanistan. Help stop the abuse
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Nigeria – Hundreds of people forcibly evicted in Badia East settlement
At least 300 homes have been demolished and hundreds of residents have been left homeless as Lagos State officials carried out a forced eviction on 23 February in Badia East settlement in Lagos, Nigeria. Thousands more remain at risk of being forcibly evicted from their homes.
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Angola 3: Call for Albert’s retrial to go ahead
Albert Woodfox (left) has spent most of the last 41 years in solitary confinement in America. Now there’s a chance his 1973 conviction could be overturned.
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Arms Trade Treaty
At least 1,500 men, women and children die from armed violence and conflict every single day. But the global arms trade remains unregulated. We need your help.
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Zimbabwe: Stop this year’s elections descending into violence
The last time Zimbabwe held an election in 2008 it descended into extreme violence. 200 people were killed and thousands more injured. we want to stop the bloodshed returning during this year’s election.
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Save Li Yan: denied protection from abuse – now facing execution
A woman who killed her violent husband after months of abuse faces imminent execution after exhausting all appeals. Li Yan, aged 41 – whose repeated calls to the police for protection were ignored – could be put to death any day between now and the Chinese New Year in early February.
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Support Pussy Riot appeal for justice
As the court prepares to consider Maria Alekhina’s appeal, please ask that she and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova are released immediately.
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Release Shaker Aamer from Guantanamo
Former British resident Shaker Amer has been held at the camp for 11 years, without ever knowing why. His health continues to deteriorate.
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Help protect civilians in Syria
In Syria human rights abuses by both opposition and government forces are spiralling. Don’t let 2013 be another year of bloodshed
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Gao Zhisheng: Human rights lawyer at risk
In 2001 the authorities named Gao one of China’s top ten lawyers. Now he is imprisoned, locked up as a result of his human rights work. Send Gao a message of support.
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Secret justice: ask your MP to oppose the Justice and Security Bill
The Justice and Security Bill will be debated in the UK House of Lords in November and then in the House of Commons. Now is a key time to influence our representatives to ensure amendments are made to the Bill and that it is not passed into law as it currently stands.
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Write for Rights 2012
During November and December we would like you to send a personal message to one or more of the individuals and communities that feature in this year’s Write for Rights campaign.
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Stop Uganda Anti Homosexuality Bill [updated]
A life behind bars simply for having consensual sex with the person you love? This could be Uganda’s future.
A new Bill that could be passed within days of it being debated in the Ugandan Parliament will punish individuals for their sexual orientation. We have a very limited time to stop it.
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Voice your support for Jacqueline – sentenced to life in prison aged 15
20 years ago Jacqueline Montanez was sentenced to life imprisonment without even the possibility of parole. At the time of the crime she was just 15 years old. Show Jacqueline your support.
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Return of Paraguay Indigenous Land Still Pending
The Paraguayan indigenous community Sawhoyamaxa are unable to sustain their traditional activities, essential for their survival. While negotiations have reopened, effective action by the authorities is needed to ensure they can return to their traditional land. The community is still living in destitute conditions alongside a nearby highway.
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Azerbaijan: Imprisoned for peaceful protest – Update
23 year-old activist and journalist Mehman Huseynov is facing up to five years in prison on fabricated ‘hooliganism’ charges.
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Teachers locked up after calling for a strike – tell Bahrain to drop the charges
In early 2011, as peaceful protests spread across Bahrain, Jalila al-Salman and Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb called for a teachers’ strike to support the growing calls for reform. Since Jalila and Mahdi were leaders of the Bahrain Teaching Association, most of us would say that they were just doing their job.
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Protect human rights defenders in Pakistan
No one should fear for their life for standing up for basic rights: ask Pakistan’s government to protect human rights defenders.
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Release Indonesian prisoner of conscience Filep Karma
Indonesian prisoner of conscience Filep Karma is a civil servant who was arrested and charged with treason in 2005. As the Indonesian President prepares to visit the UK, please write to the authorities and demand Filep’s immediate and unconditional release.
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Survival of Paraguay Indigenous Community at Risk
There are increased concerns for the survival of the Sawhoyamaxa indigenous community in Paraguay as negotiations with the authorities to ensure they can return to their ancestral land have stopped.
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Romani Families Forcibly Evicted In Rome – Update
On 28 September, about 250 Roma people were forcibly evicted from the camp of Tor de’ Cenci in Rome. The only alternative housing solution offered was the transfer to racially segregated housing.
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Demand Justice For Hakamada Iwao
Hakamada Iwao is thought to be the longest serving death row inmate. He was sentenced to death in Japan in 1968 after an unfair trial and has spent much of the past four decades in solitary confinement. Four over forty years he has lived with the knowledge that he could be executed any day, without warning.
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Send your support to Malala Yousufzai and friends
Tuesday 9 October was like any other school day for 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai. But Malala is no ordinary teenager and shortly after boarding the bus home things changed dramatically – she was gunned down by Taliban fighters who also injured two of her friends, Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Ahmed.
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Free Chinese housing rights activist, Ni Yulan
Over the 18 years she has been practising law, Ni Yulan has taken on many politically sensitive cases of people protesting the demolition of their homes. For this, she and her family have paid a high price.
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Egyptian Arrested For Critical Internet Posts
On 13 September 2012 Alber Saber Ayad was arrested at his home in Cairo, Egypt, accused of “defamation of religion” and “spreading false news” in relation to internet posts he made which criticised religion. He has been reportedly ill-treated while in detention. He is a prisoner of conscience arrested solely for his exercising his right to freedom of expression.
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Syrian Human Rights Lawyer Feared Arrested
Two Syrian men, one a human rights lawyer, have not been seen or heard from since 2 October. There is grave concern that they may have been detained and are at grave risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
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Azerbaijan: Imprisoned for peaceful protest
On 12 June, 23 year-old activist and journalist Mehman Huseynov was arrested on bogus ‘hooliganism’ charges. We think he was targeted by authorities after highlighting human rights abuses during the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Chad’s forgotten prisoners
Amnesty’s new report exposes the extremely degrading conditions of Chad’s prisons. Men women and children are all mixed together in cells with open sewers and little drinking water
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Stop the execution of Reggie Clemons
For 19 years, Reggie has sat on death row for a murder that the prosecution agree he didn’t commit. Now, we have a real chance to save his life.
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Help Stop the execution spree in Gambia
The executions of nine death row inmates in Gambia comes after statements made by President Jammeh on 19 and 20 August. He told the world that his country would execute everyone on death row by mid-September.
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Break-In At Mexico Women’s Rights Organisation
The offices of Mexican women’s rights organisation Consorcio Oaxaca have been broken into again, and the staff have been threatened.
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Honduras Journalist Mavis Ethel Cruz Threatened
Journalist Mavis Ethel Cruz has received a telephone death threat at her home in Honduras. Her life is in danger.
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Verdict Expected For 13 Bahrain Opposition Activists [Urgent Action]
The final verdict in the trial of 13 opposition activists will be announced on 14 August.
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British pensioner in Iraqi prison after unfair trial
70-year-old, Ramze Shihab Ahmed is serving a 15 year prison sentence in Iraq after an unfair trial.
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Protect rights for migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers
Torture in detention is systemic for migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya – many of whom have fled conflict and persecution and need international protection.
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Bahrain: child on trial for ‘illegal gathering’
Eleven-year-old Ali Hassan, has been charged with ‘illegal gathering’ and ‘disturbing security’.
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Crisis help needed following illegal evictions in Nigeria
Thousands of people in Port Harcourt, Nigeria are homeless after they were illegally evicted from their homes.
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Libya’s election winners must prioritise human rights
With torture being committed by opposition and authority forces alike, the winner of this weekend’s historic election must make human rights a priority
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Release Burma’s Prisoners Of Conscience
Human rights abuses remain common andalthough 650 political prisoners have been released in just over a year hundreds remain behind bars.
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Russia must act to help stop the bloodshed in Syria
A Russian official has suggested that no new arms deals will be signed with Syria while the situation remains unstable. But with Russia still fulfilling existing contracts this does not go nearly far enough.
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Middle East North Africa Campaign Update
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Missing School teacher believed held – Syria [Urgent Action]
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Tell Lord Coe to stop defending Dow Chemical
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Turkmenistan – your opportunity to make a difference [New]
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Changes to Overseas Domestic Worker visa putting workers at risk
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North Korean Prison Camps Must Close
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Amnesty Arms Trade Campaign Update and Petition [Update]
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Demand Justice For Student Shot By Security Forces
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Help urge Syrian authorities to release Human Rights Lawyer, Abdullah al-Khalil [updated]
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Show solidarity with Saudi women
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Bring Ahmed Belbacha home from Guantánamo Bay
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Bring Shaker Aamer home from Guantánamo Bay
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Take Action for Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
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Guantanamo Bay – 10 Years on
If all of us could send letters it would add a great impact to the action
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Campaign Groups
Campaigning Resources
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Local Action
We take action within Norwich and the local area to raise awareness. This may take the form of demonstrations, fundraising event or media campaigns.
Any help you can offer, even if it is turning up to one of our events is always appreciated, please do get in touch.
Campaign Image Gallery
A number of photographs are taken at our Campaign Events, which you can view via our Gallery page
Past Campaigns
- Greetings Card Campaign 2011
- Write for Rights
- Reform Enforced Removals in the UK
- Close Guantanamo Bay
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