Events

Chamber concert for Amnesty: Aris Wind Quintet

25.10.2008 18:33
Chamber concert for Amnesty performed by an accomplished post-graduate ensemble from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Human Rights in Zimbabwe

01.09.2008 13:00
A talk on the situation in Zimbabwe by Amnesty's country coordinator for Zimbabwe, Franco Henwood.

Cross Bay Walk - Morecambe Bay

26.08.2008 02:00
Join Amnesty's Cartmel and Grange Group for this mass fundraising walk across Morecambe Bay led by the Queen's Guide to the Sands. Open to all.

New report launch and conversation on human trafficking- Scotland's 21st century slaves

20.08.2008 14:00
More than 200 years after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, the modern day slave trade is thriving. Some 600,000 people are illegally trafficked into the European Union each year.

How universal are human rights?

20.08.2008 11:00
A lecture that interrogates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in its 60th year. What impact has this hopeful vision achieved? And what challenges stand in the way of fully achieving this goal?

We Are All Born Free – Panel Discussion

17.08.2008 16:00
60 years ago this year the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed by hopeful nations, emerging from the ravages of war and eager to avoid the mistakes of the past. Amnesty International is marking the anniversary with a series of events and projects.

Amnesty International's Imprisoned Writers series

09.08.2008 16:00
Each day at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, a different author reads the work of a persecuted writer, as part of the Amnesty Imprisoned Writers series.

Amnesty International lecture

09.08.2008 14:00
This year the Amnesty International Lecture at the Edinburgh International Book Festival will be delivered by American author and journalist Philip Gourevitch.

Stand up for Burma- Campaign action

08.08.2008 09:00
8 August 2008 is the 20th anniversary of the crushing of the Burma pro-democracy demonstrations. We will mark this occasion with an extra performance of the Burma Play followed by a campaign action.

Stand Up For Freedom

06.08.2008 09:00
Amnesty’s legendary comedy benefit Stand Up For Freedom is back with two nights of the best comedy in Edinburgh. Truly a must-see event.

The Burma play: A Comedy of Terror

04.08.2008 09:00
The Burma Play is brought to the Edinburgh Festival by Northern International Theatre

Goldney Garden Party 2008

03.08.2008 17:00
Join members of the Bristol Group of Amnesty for their annual Garden Party - now a well established 'must do' in the Bristol family calendar...

Join us at Belfast Pride

02.08.2008 21:00
A celebration of sexuality and a campaigning opportunity to shine a spotlight on the repression of pride celebrations in Eastern Europe.

The Big Chill Festival 2008

01.08.2008 13:00
The Big Chill is a multimedia festival, dedicated to transforming the spirit of our times with music, performance, art, comedy, dance and films.

'Heroes and Heroines'- exhibition

01.08.2008 09:00
Twelve remarkable individuals from around the world are profiled in Amnesty International's new celebration of freedom of expression and the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

'We Are All Born Free'- exhibition

01.08.2008 09:00
In 'We Are All Born Free' some of the world’s foremost children's illustrators convey the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration in a beautiful expression of peace, justice and freedom.

Peter Tatchell: Amnesty International pride lecture

28.07.2008 13:00
Join in events to mark Belfast Pride 2008 with this Amnesty International lecture by gay rights and human rights activist, Peter Tatchell, well known for his campaigns for gay equality and his attempts to perform a citizen's arrest on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

Amnesty International Huddersfield - public meeting

26.07.2008 13:00
A public meeting by the Amnesty Huddersfield Group on the Human Rights for China campaign.

Panel Discussion: Are the Beijing Olympics helping or harming human rights in China?

25.07.2008 07:00
With just a few weeks to go until the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this discussion asks whether the event is a help or hinderence to human rights in China.

Happy birthday Binyam! Demonstration

24.07.2008 13:00
On 24 July, Binyam Mohamed - an Ethiopian national, and a former resident of the United Kingdom who has been detained at Guantánamo Bay since September 2004 – will turn 30 years old. The London Guantánamo Campaign invites you to join a special demonstration to mark this day.

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