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The Southampton group has joined forces with the Romsey group this November and we will hold a joint (virtual) group meeting. Alex Jackson, the AIUK country coordinator for Eritrea, will talk to us about the dire state of Human Rights...
The Southampton group of Amnesty International meets every second Monday of each month to listen to a speaker on human rights related issues and to organise events and campaigns in Southampton. The next meeting is on 9th March at 19:30...
Eritrean journalists in exile have set up PEN Eritrea to campaign for the freedom of Eritrean journalists and writers. As part of that campaign, PEN, working with the artist Gianluca Costantini, produced portraits of fifteen imprisoned...
On September 18th 2001 the Government of Eritrea announced that all non-Government newspapers had been closed down. Eleven journalists were arrested and, since then, have not been seen by family or friends. In the following years, even...
The Southampton group of Amnesty International meets every second Monday of each month to listen to a speaker on human rights related issues and to organise events and campaigns in Southampton. The next meeting is on 11th November at...
One of the tasks of the Group’s Chair is to write a few words of welcome. It is always a pleasure to do so. It is a moment to recollect what we have done together, and what we plan for the year ahead; a moment to face new and old...
The Southampton Amnesty Group is extremely grateful to Blue Sky Choir Salty Sea Dogs Southampton Folk Orchestra FolkActive Youth Ensemble for kindly agreeing to hold a concert in Refugee Week for the benefit of Amnesty International...
The Royal Victoria Military Hospital, just outside Southampton, was almost certainly the largest hospital in the world when built. It then more than doubled in size during the first world war to cope with the numerous casualties. We...