General election 2010

The next General Election can take place no later than 3 June 2010, and conventional wisdom would suggest that the most likely date will be 6 May as there are already local elections on this day.

Why is it important?

The general election provides an unique opportunity for making contact with your local political candidates and raising their awareness of human rights issues. It is important that they are aware that they have constituents who care about human rights and believe that it should matter to their MP. 

What are Amnesty's key concerns?

Amnesty believes respect for human rights should be at the centre of government policy and practice and urges all parties to make the following commitments in their manifesto:

• The rights of women in the UK and overseas
• Security and human rights 
• The human rights framework in the UK
• Human rights and poverty

Download our General Election Pack

Find out more about Amnesty's key concerns and how you can get involved by downloading the Election Pack below.

Send us your photo with your candidates

• Option 1 (if you are on Flickr) - Upload your photo to your Flickr account, join our www.flickr.com/groups/election and add your photo to the group. 
• Option 2 - Email directly your photo at activism@amnesty.org.uk and we will add it to our Flickr group.

We need your feedback

Have you met your candidates? Let us know how it went. Your feedback is crucial so please take a few moments to complete our election feedback form. You may find it easier to do one form per candidate.