Tag: Amnesty International

Actor and Director, Maisie Richardson-Sellers becomes Amnesty International UK Ambassador

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International UK is delighted to announce actor-director Maisie Richardson-Sellers as its newest Ambassador.   The actor is a long-standing supporter of Amnesty UK and an outspoken advocate for gender and racial justice. She has worked closely with Amnesty supporting a number of campaigns, particularly highlighting gender justice and the plight of refugees in the UK.   Maisie uses her platform to advocate for marginalised communities, and is a passionate advocate for the power of interlacing art and activism. She is the founder of ‘Barefaced Productions’, a production company that seeks to…

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Amnesty Media Awards 2025: Winners announced

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International UK has announced the winners of its prestigious Amnesty Media Awards 2025 in a ceremony at the BFI Southbank London earlier this month, hosted by actor, writer and director Jolyon Rubinstein.  The 12 categories commended the most outstanding human rights journalism of the last year, with winners including Channel 4 and BBC Eye Investigations. Financial Times won both the Written Feature and Written News awards, while ITV News took home the Broadcast News trophy.   The Guardian won the Written Investigations category for reporting on the violent truth behind…

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Amnesty International launches #undothedeadline campaign against unlawful deportation of Afghan nationals

Stuart Mitchell

With the Pakistani authorities beginning a new round of deportations for Afghan nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers, living in the country, Amnesty International is launching its new campaign #undothedeadline by releasing a compendium of stories titled ‘ “Treat us like human beings”: Afghans in Pakistan at risk of unlawful deportation.’ Through the #undothedeadline campaign, Amnesty International aims to amplify the voices of Afghans at risk of unlawful deportation, advocate for the respect of their human rights and raise awareness about the urgent need to stop their forced deportations from Pakistan.…

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Amnesty Media Awards 2025: Judges Announced

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International UK has announced the first round of judges for its 33rd annual Media Awards, with the ceremony host and full line-up of judges set to be announced later in January. The prestigious set of awards recognise the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world and holding power to account. Confirmed judges include  Ayshah Tull (Channel 4), Stuart Ramsay (Sky News), Thaslima Begum (The Guardian), Andy Bell (Channel 5), Catherine Philp (The Times), Sangita Myska (freelance) and Tracy…

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Write for Rights: Amnesty launches annual letter-writing campaign to help people imprisoned for speaking truth to power

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International launches flagship Write for Rights campaign to help people facing human rights abuses around the world Millions of letters and emails will be sent to support these individuals and urge authorities to end injustices ‘Sending a letter or email might seem like a small act, but when sent in their thousands they can change lives: those in power are forced to take notice’ – Sacha Deshmukh Amnesty International is calling on people across the UK to take part in its flagship letter writing campaign, Write for Rights, in…

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