Campaigns centre

FEBRUARY: DEATH PENALTY : DON'T EXECUTE TROY DAVIS!

Despite serious questions about Troy's conviction he has been on death row for over 18 years.
TAKE ACTION:
Brief (pdf)
Petition (pdf)
Presentation (ppt)
Witnesses (pdf)

JANUARY: TERRORISM, SECURITY + HUMAN RIGHTS: Guantánamo Bay

Shaker Aamer's children, photographed in May 2009 Take action:
Help us finally close the doors at Guantánamo + deal with the legacy of 'war on terror' human rights abuses.

Write to David Milliband to take action for Shaker Aamer (whose children are pictured here) and Ahmed Belbacha.
Download: Briefing (pdf) | Presentation (ppt)

NOVEMBER: STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - No Recourse, No Safety

Take action: Urge your MP to push for a permanent solution to protect ALL women facing violence in the UK
Download: Action briefing pack (pdf)
See a sample letter to your MP
On 4 Nov, Amnesty youth activists from Godalming College (right) and other schools across the UK took part in a No Recourse mass lobby of Parliament. See more photos on ProtectTheHuman.com

NOVEMBER: DEMAND DIGNITY - Petrol, Pollution + Poverty in the Niger Delta

Take action: Tell Shell to come clean
Download: Action briefing pack (pdf)

Share your 'dirty handprint' postcard on ProtectTheHuman.com - tag it SHELL + remember to get permission (or parental permission for under-18's) from everyone in your photo first!

OCTOBER: DEMAND DIGINITY - Forced Evictions in Kenya

Take action: Use Amnesty's new Poverty and Human Rights film pack to perform an assembly, screen a film + write to the Kenyan Minister of Lands.
Download: Action briefing pack (pdf)
includes a Deep Sea factfile, the diary of Amnesty campaigner's visit to Deep Sea plus how to take action

Share photos of your action on ProtectTheHuman.com (tag it POVERTY) or email your photo to student@amnesty.org.uk - remember to get permission (or parental permission for under-18's) from everyone in your photo first!