Country Coordinators actions and activities
This page shows some of the broad range of actions and activities that Country Coordinators can do in order to achieve positive change on human rights in their countries!
This is not an exhaustive list, and if you wish to find out more about what work is being done on a particular country and how to get involved, you can find contact details for the relevant Country Coordinator here.
World press freedom day
The Country Coordinator for Russia, Barrie, organised a photo action in support of Individual at Risk Case, Maria Ponomarenko, on World Press Freedom Day.
Close Guantanamo network
The Country Coordinator for North America, Lise, is part of the Close Guantanamo Network. They have monthly vigils on Parliament Square, twice a year in front of the American Embassy and an annual march to Trafalgar Square around the anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo detention centre.
Justyna Wydrzynska (Write for Rights case)
On the 2nd December 2023 the Country Coordinator for Central and Eastern Europe, Ulrike, held a demonstration outside the Embassy of Poland in support of Justyna Wydrzynska (Write for Rights case) and the right of women to access safe and legal abortions.
Advocacy case studies
Country Coordinators develop relationships with several key stakeholders for their country, including the FCDO and the embassy. James, Country Coordinator for Venezuela:
“The chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Venezuela has raised three parliamentary questions on urgent actions we have raised with him. We have also met the FCDO twice and have arranged a meeting between Colin Dick OBE, at the British Embassy in Caracas, and directors at Amnesty International to discuss our campaign for the release of arbitrarily detained individuals and to highlight the growing crackdown on descent ahead of the Venezuelan election.”
Graham, Country Coordinator for Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay:
“I meet the FCDO desk officer for Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia every six months to discuss our concerns about human rights in those countries. There is broad agreement between us about the conditions in all three countries and the FCOD find our briefings useful input to their policy considerations.”
International Women's Day
Our new Country Coordinator for Egypt, Diana, put her graphic skills to good use in designing posts for the North Africa team’s social media pages for Human Rights Day and International Women's Day!
Demonstration for Alaa Abdelfattah
The North Africa team have organised demonstrations for Alaa Abdelfattah outside the FCDO and a vigil for him and the murdered Italian student Gulio Regini, outside the Egyptian embassy in the last few years.
Ali Aarrass at our National Conference
The Country Coordinator for Morocco, Western Sahara and Tunisia, Bev, worked with Amnesty UK staff to bring Ali Aarrass, imprisoned in Morocco for 12 years, to the UK to speak at our National Conference in 2023. The North Africa team worked on his case for the majority of the time that he was imprisoned.
Exhibition of photos taken by Sahrawi young people
The North Africa team worked with Olive Branch Arts and local Amnesty groups in 2023 to show an exhibition of photos taken by Sahrawi young people in the refugee camps in Algeria. Exhibitions were held in Croydon, Ipswich, Sidmouth ( as part of the Sidmouth Festival), at Ely cathedral and in Harringay.
Falmouth Pride
Chris, the Country Coordinator for Turkiye, worked with students to collect photos at Falmouth Pride expressing solidarity with the banned Istanbul Pride march.
Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
One of the China Country Coordinators, Nabila, co-organised the 2022 and 2023 June 4th vigils, along with China Diaspora groups, to commemorate the anniversary of Tiananmen Square.
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Amnesty International Country Coordinators are volunteer activists who specialise in Human Rights campaigning for specific countries around the world.
Amnesty International works on almost every country on the planet. Our volunteer country specialists help us keep on top of reports and research about human rights abuses, and this is their take on our work.
The Country Coordinator forum is a group of volunteers who help lead Amnesty UK’s country-focused human rights work. Country Coordinators share updates, plan actions, and support local groups and activists to campaign for people and communities at risk. Use the contact details on this page to get in touch with the right coordinator for your country or area of interest.