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Community Organiser (Networks and Coordinators)

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Sep 30 2025 1:24PM
Progress and Development: But for whom?

The Indian government is pouring money into Indian administered Kashmir, building major roads, state of the art bridges and rail links, which sounds benevolent, but who will benefit?

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Jun 21 2025 12:24AM
Amnesty International Activist-Led UN Network - WHO WE ARE!

Amnesty International Activist-Led UN Network Human rights are universal . They are underpinned by the instruments and laws of the United Nations (UN). One of Amnesty International UK’s priority strategy objectives is to support and...

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Jun 9 2025 12:00PM
Inspiring activism: attending the Scotland Regional Gathering 2025

This blog originally featured in the Amnesty Scotland newsletter for activists. On 7 June, two members of the Scotland team (Neil and Marie) made their way to Perth to attend the first large-scale meeting of Scotland’s local activist...

About me

I'm the Northern Ireland Programme Director and Head of Nations & Regions at Amnesty International UK.

You'll find me on twitter: @PatrickCorrigan as well as Amnesty Northern Ireland: @AmnestyNI

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May 31 2025 8:03PM
Defending the right to protest - against genocide in Gaza

Speech by Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International, at a protest in Belfast against the genocide in Gaza being perpetrated by Israel. The protest, outside Barclays Bank, was organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity, 31 May 2025.

About me

Shao Jiang, a former prisoner of conscience for his active role in the 1989 pro-democracy movement, is a committed activist-scholar, who lives and works in exile in London. The academic interests focus on politics and media, social movement, democratisation, feminism, law in PRC and Hong Kong, autonomy & sovereignty & self-determination, international Human Rights mechanisms, comparative studies on development models and political institutions, theory and practice of Civil Society. Publications include Citizen Publications in China before the Internet (Palgrave, 2015).

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May 30 2025 7:37AM
London Vigil to Mark Tiananmen Massacre 36 Years On

A candlelight vigil will be held opposite the PRC Embassy in London to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 pro-democracy movement and commemorate victims of the Tiananmen Massacre. Time: Wednesday 4 June 2025, 8-10pm Venue: Chinese...