Annual General Meeting of Amnesty International United Kingdom Section

The next Annual General Meeting of Amnesty International UK Section will take place 27-28 June 2026, at the University of Sussex, in Brighton.

The AGM will take place over the course of a weekend as part of the Amplify Summit, a wider weekend of activities to celebrate ou movement, our democracy and to meet, plan and network together.

As well as the usual AGM business, there will be additional sessions and workshops to inform, motivate, entertain, build skills and spark conversation. It will be a fantastic chance to meet and socialise with a group of people who share a commitment to human rights.

The event is open to AIUK Section members and activists only. For further information about the Amplify Summit, including timings and how to register your place in person or online (including for the AGM), please visit the Amplify Summit: AGM and National Conference event page.

The next Annual General Meeting of Amnesty International UK Section will take place 27-28 June 2026, at the University of Sussex, in Brighton.

The AGM will take place over the course of a weekend as part of the Amplify Summit, a wider weekend of activities to celebrate ou movement, our democracy and to meet, plan and network together.

As well as the usual AGM business, there will be additional sessions and workshops to inform, motivate, entertain, build skills and spark conversation. It will be a fantastic chance to meet and socialise with a group of people who share a commitment to human rights.

The event is open to AIUK Section members and activists only. For further information about the Amplify Summit, including timings and how to register your place in person or online (including for the AGM), please visit the

We hope that you will be able to join us at the University of Sussex, or online. If you can’t participate on the day, you can still have your say by appointing a proxy to vote for you at the meeting. We refer to this as proxy voting.

You can instruct your proxy to vote in a particular way or leave it for them to decide how to vote. If you appoint the AGM Chair as your proxy and give them discretion on how to vote, they will abstain.

To appoint a proxy / vote ahead of the meeting, you can:

• Visit www.amnesty.org.uk/vote and enter the Voter Reference Number and PIN that you should have received by post or email (according to communications preference) on or around 12 May 2026. Should your session time out, or if you are prompted, enter the control number 921426.
  
• Alternatively, you can download a copy of the proxy form, available at the bottom of this page, and follow the instructions on the form. Please include your name and Voter Reference Number on the form when returning it.

The deadline for proxy voting and appointing a proxy is 9am on 25 June 2026. If posting, please allow time for delivery.

This year there is also a ballot to elect to two members of the Amnesty International UK Section Board. For convenience, the ballot paper for the Board elections is included on the AGM proxy voting form. For further information on these elections, please visit the Board Elections 2026 web page.

The Board Ballot deadline is 9am on 25 June 2026. All votes must be received by this date. There is no voting in the Board elections at the AGM itself.

If you are a member of AIUK Section and you have not received your Voter Reference Number and PIN, please contact [email protected]

We hope that you will be able to join us in person at the University of Sussex. If not, you can participate on the day through your computer, tablet or smartphone. If you choose to participate online, you will be able to view a live webcast of the meeting, comment, ask questions and vote on the resolutions in real time.

To take part, go to www.amnesty.org.uk/AGMLive. You will need the latest version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox. Please ensure your browser is compatible. You will need your Voter Reference Number and PIN, sent to AIUK Section members separately, on or around 12 May.

Please note that different arrangements will apply to any online sessions of the Amplify Summit that are not part of the formal AGM business. To register online attendance, please visit the Amplify Summit: AGM and National Conference event page.

Nominations for the AGM Chair 2027 are now closed. The nomination deadline for the Members and Directors Appeals Committee has been extended to 5pm on Friday 19 June 2026.

The Members and Directors Appeals Committee (MDAC) is responsible for considering an appeal made by an individual who has been expelled from the membership, or a Board member removed from office due to an act of serious misconduct or bringing the Section into disrepute. Thankfully, the Committee is rarely needed. Members of the MDAC serve a three-year term.

In 2026, we are looking for two nominees for election to the Members and Directors Appeals Committee. Nomination forms can be downloaded at the bottom of this pag

The AGM will include a Question and Answer session, when the Board and Chief Executive will answer questions from members. AGM Standing Orders stipulate in order for the Treasurer to provide full answers to financial questions, questions relating to the audited accounts should be received by the Standing Orders Committee no later than seven days before the start of the AGM. Questions on the financial estimates should be submitted before the start of the first AGM plenary session.

Other questions to the Board and Chief Executive may be submitted in advance or asked on the day.

Questions may be submitted in advance by downloading the form below and sending your question to [email protected].