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 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 2009Take 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!