Amnesty International QUB

We are one of over 100 Amnesty International UK student activist groups affiliated through the Student Action Network. We are a non-partisan organisation, open to people of different political persuasions who are interested in protecting human rights. "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." Founded in 1961, Amnesty International is the largest human rights organisation in the world, with nearly 3 million members and supporters around the globe.

We are a student activism group campaigning at QUB on behalf of Amnesty International on a variety of human rights issues affecting the world today. Throughout the year, we try to highlight and raise awareness of these issues by petitioning, write for rights campaigns, small activism demonstrations, as well as relaxed social events such as film screenings, pub quizzes and AmnesTea events. We are a member-run organisation, so what we do and how much we get done depends on the contribution of everyone involved. All students interested in human rights are welcome to our group! Some of the recent issues and activities we have been involved with are:
-Greeting card campaign to encourage prisoners of conscience around the world
-Rights to address the destitution of asylum seekers & refugees
-For the abolition of the death penalty
-Women's right, in particular the abortion laws in NI
-Panel discussion with MLAs on fighting human trafficking in NI
-Raising awareness and support for a comprehensive international Arms Trade Treaty