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Welcome to the Sutton Amnesty local group page. Sutton Amnesty commemorated it's 50th Anniversary with several events throughout last year, resulting in a growing membership base. We feature speakers at monthly meetings, and are actively pursuing an outreach programme into our local communities.

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When we meet

We meet on the 2nd Monday of each month, except August, from 7.30pm-9.30pm. We meet in the Library of the Friends Meeting House, 10 Cedar Road, Sutton SM2 5DA, just a few minutes walk from Sutton Station. Participants can also join the meeting by zoom. Regular members receive a monthly newsletter by email with invitations to each meeting.

Dates of monthly meetings in 2026 are:

  • 9 March 2026
  • 13 April 2026
  • 11 May 2026
  • 8 June 2026
  • 13 July 2026
  • 14 September
  • 12 October
  • 9 November
  • 14 December

Who runs this group

Graham Bisset (Chair)

Siddhi Joshi (Secretary)

Madeleine Fielding (Treasurer)

Our campaigns

Letter-writing remains our core activity, and the group currently subscribes to and works on the following Amnesty campaigns and networks:

Country (Region)

  • Colombia, Brazil, Chile (South America)
  • Turkiye (Europe)
  • Russia (Former Soviet Union)
  • Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine (Former Soviet Union)
  • Burma/Myanmar (South East Asia)
  • Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon (Middle East & Gulf)
  • UAE, Iran (Middle East & Gulf)
  • Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone (West & Central Africa)
  • Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia (North Africa)
  • China, Hong Kong, Taiwan (China & East Asia)
  • India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (South Asia)
  • Urgent Action Network
  • Children’s Human Rights Network
  • Amnesty Feminists (formerly Women’s Action Network)

The group is also working long-term on our two prisoner of conscience cases; Dr Mohammed Al-Roken, a human rights lawyer from the United Arab Emirates and Chow Hang-tung, a barrister imprisoned in Hong Kong for participating in a peaceful vigil commemorating protesters killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Until very recently, we were also working on the case of Alaa Abdel Fattah, the British-Egyptian writer and human rights defender currently imprisoned in Cairo. Thankfully he has now been freed.

Upcoming events

21 February 2026 at 16.30 (Sutton Dialogue Society Iftar)

27 & 28 June 2026 (AIUK AGM)

31 August 2026 at 10.00 (stall at Carshalton EcoFair)