Tag Archives: 2016
Report from our April meeting
21 Apr
We were delighted to discover that Burmese student activist Phyoe Phyoe Aung, who was to have been the subject of our April Monthly Action, had already been released as part of a more general prisoner amnesty.
The National League for Democracy, the party of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, won a landslide victory earlier this year in Myanmar (Burma) and promised to release all prisoners of conscience as soon as possible.
Phyoe Phyoe Aung’s release sends an encouraging message about the new government’s intentions, and we urge them to keep to their promise and remember they hold that symbolic key to freedom.
Other members gave reports on actions on the Death Penalty, on prisoners such as Moroccan Ali Aaras who has featured in Amnesty’s Stop Torture campaign, and on campaigns planned for later this year.
The Amnesty Schools debate on Human Rights, organised by group member Ben Grant, was held at Taunton School on 14 March. Several teams took part, and the standard of debate was impressively high, with lively and articulate participants.
Our next meeting will be on 10th May at 8pm in the Quaker Meeting House in Bath Place, Taunton. All are welcome.
Postscript: since our April meeting took place, we heard the great news that the Unity 5 group of journalists imprisoned in Myanmar have been released.
Taunton Amnesty Group monthly meeting Tuesday 9th February
2 Feb
Tuesday 9th February at the Silver Street Baptist Church, Taunton, TA1 3DH. 8pm start.
Join us to hear about our campaigns, human rights and the work of Amnesty International. This meeting also includes our AGM.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Note: there is parking at the rear of the church; ring the bell at the rear entrance if there is no-one there to let you in. Check the board by the entrance door for which room we are in.
Next Amnesty Taunton Group meeting tonight, Tuesday 12th January
12 Jan
With apologies for the lateness of this post, our next monthly meeting is this evening, Tuesday 12th January at the Silver Street Baptist Church, Taunton, TA1 3DH. 8pm start.
Join us to hear about our campaigns, human rights and the work of Amnesty International.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Note: there is parking at the rear of the church; ring the bell at the rear entrance if there is no-one there to let you in. Check the board by the entrance door for which room we are in.
Amnesty International Taunton Local Group 