http://www.worcester-amnesty.org.uk
Nobel Peace Prize 1977 - UN Human Rights Prize 1978
Amnesty International United Kingdom Section
Worcester Group
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Welcome to the Worcester Group Web Site
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Worcester Group Meetings
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The Worcester Group of Amnesty International meets on the second Wednesday of each month (except August) usually at the Friends Meeting House, Sansome Place. (See events page for location maps and details.) Whenever possible we "Theme" evenings with videos, speakers, workshops, letter writing or other specific activities to tie in with current campaigns. See the list on the Meetings and Events page. Everyone is welcome whether or not you are a member of Amnesty International itself.
The Worcester Group does not have a local membership subscription as such, but we do produce a bi-monthly NewsLetter giving details of current campaigns and events. If you wish to subscribe to that, or would like any other information about the Worcester Group, please email for details.
Amnesty in Worcestershire
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If you live in the county but outside the immediate environs of Worcester you may be interested to note that there are other Groups in the County at Bromsgrove, Malvern, Pershore and Wyre Forest (Kidderminster). If you're in Malvern please call in at the Amnesty Bookshop at 3 Edith Walk, Great Malvern. (See the map on the current events page if you're not sure where to find Edith Walk.)
See the Meetings and Events page for details of forthcoming AI events in Worcestershire.
All the Worcestershire Groups are part of the West Midlands Region which you may wish to check for news of events and details of other groups in the region.
Since October 1999 the Worcester Group has been campaigning for Ko Aye Aung, a student and a Prisoner of Conscience in Myanmar (Burma). His case is one of many concerning that troubled country - see the links on our Ko Aye Aung page. We have on-going work as part of the South Andean Regional Action Network (SANDEAN) and the campaign against the death penalty. Individual members also receive Urgent Action cases to work on.
Current campaign news about most of AIUK's main campaigns can be found on the current campaign pages. In 2008 we will be continuing our commitment to the Stop Violence Against Women campaign and looking, especially, at human rights issues in China in the run-up to the Olympic Games.
The West Midlands site has news of other regional groups and events.
The International Secretariat site provides a lot of information about Amnesty generally. If you are unsure how to write to presidents and political leaders around the world, have a look at the letter writing guide. You could also visit the Appeals Worldwide Homepage for letter writing examples for current cases.
If you wish to check the most recent Amnesty statements on particular countries or regions please visit the Research Section of the International site for a mine of information categorised by country/region and updated on a regular basis.
