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Campaign Manager - Crisis & Tactical. My current focus is managing our Syria and Israel/Palestine work as well as ensuring we respond effectively to crisis situations.

Likes - Traveling, footy, dogs (mine), good food, climbing, drumming, good music (jazz, funk, unclassified and my own, floating in the sea, not getting caught.

You can find me on Twitter as @KreaseChan

 

Latest post
Dec 13 2024 2:03AM
A Survivor of Assad's Dungeons Reflects on the Fall of the Regime

A Survivor of Assad's Dungeons Reflects on the Fall of the Regime By Mansour Omari The monumental, exhilarating, dream-like events in Syria surprised many foreign officials and journalists. Their instant reactions focused on how this...

About me

I am the Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme Director at Amnesty International UK. My areas of expertise include forced migration, and UK policy and practice on immigration, asylum and citizenship where I have extensive experience. I have worked on successive immigration bills since 2006 and I wrote Amnesty’s response to the Home Office Windrush lessons learned review. Follow me @stevesymondsAI

Latest post
Jun 18 2024 10:00AM
Refugee Week 2024: What does Seeking Asylum have to do with Home?

Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee & Migrant Rights Programme Director, explores the theme of this year’s Refugee Week: Home.

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Dec 18 2023 1:49PM
The Fight for Human Rights in 2023
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Although 2023 has felt, at times, to be a bleak year for human rights, there have been many inspiring moments of hope. Read a snapshot of just some of the ways humanity won in 2023.

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Digital Engagement and Campaigns at Amnesty International UK

Latest post
Dec 18 2023 1:49PM
Threat to human rights in new Victims and Prisoners Bill

Hidden amongst the Victims and Prisoners Bil is a dangerous removal of Human Rights Act protections from prisoner release decisions. This erodes access to justice rights applying to all

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Nov 10 2023 9:00AM
There’s no better time for a ceasefire protest than Armistice Day

Blog written by Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive: In the past week, the right to peaceful protest has made front-page news. But in reality, the attack on the right to protest has been ongoing for years...