Tag: Amnesty International

Nominees announced for PinkNews’ Third Sector Equality Award

Stuart Mitchell

PinkNews has announced the nominees of the Third Sector Equality Award, sponsored by Amazon, at the PinkNews summer reception in Edinburgh, which is supported by Virgin Money and DLA Piper. The nominees are Amnesty International, National Trust, St Mungo’s and Victim support, all of which have shown significant support for the LGBT+ community. The winner will be announced at PinkNews’ annual awards night in London on 17th October.  Victim Support has been a Stonewall Top 100 Employer since 2010, and this year was named a top trans-inclusive employer, working on…

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Worldwide Wikipedia edit-a-thon writes unsung women heroes into history

Stuart Mitchell

Less than 20% of Wikipedia biographies feature women Hundreds of online activists from more than 20 countries will edit and fill the “glaring gap” of women human rights defenders on the global encyclopaedia People across the world took to the internet on the 19 and 20 May to write women human rights defenders into history as part of Amnesty International’s first worldwide Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BRAVE:Edit, in collaboration with Wikimedia (Wikipedia’s non-profit organisation), will see hundreds of activists from more than 20 countries take to the global encyclopaedia to upload biographies…

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Olivia Colman, Deborah Frances-White and Indira Varma join ‘Women Making History’ festival

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International is to host a one-day festival – Women Making History: #StillMarching – to celebrate the power of women standing together for human rights. On Sunday 20 May, between 10am-10pm, Amnesty will host a varied programme of panels, debates, performances and workshops, including a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to increase the public profile of women human rights defenders.   Those taking part include Olivia Colman, Seyi Akiwowo, Indira Varma, Deborah Frances-White, Grace Victory, Emma Gannon, Rowan Ellis, and Alex Holder. Organisations including Azeema Magazine and BBZ London will also contribute, with…

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NFL’s Colin Kaepernick named as Amnesty International’s 2018 ‘Ambassador of Conscience’

Stuart Mitchell

Athlete and inspiring activist Colin Kaepernick has been honoured with Amnesty International’s ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ award for 2018, the human rights organisation announced on Saturday 21 April. The award was presented to Kaepernick by American football player and former teammate Eric Reid at a ceremony in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the 2016 pre-season of the National Football League (NFL), Kaepernick knelt during the US national anthem as a respectful way of calling for the country to protect and uphold the rights of all its people. The bold move was a…

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