This week’s petition is about Dad Shah, the brother of human rights activist Fozia Baloch. He was abducted from his home in Karachi on 21st April, and his family have been harassed and detained by law enforcement for trying to seek answers around his disappearance. Please read and sign.

Thanks to everyone who attended one of the local screenings of the #PEBUK over recent weeks. Please sign this petition to support the call for a #NationalEmergencyBriefing to allow everyone in the UK to understand the risks we face, the solutions that are available to us and the actions we can take.

Join us at the Family Fun Day organised by @scrapantics.bsky.social. A celebration of communities across Dundee with activities, play and food! Please note the change in venue to the Wellgate.

This week’s petition is about the fact that more than half of 3,300 people arrested for peacefully opposing the proscription of Palestine Action are being charged with terrorism offences. It is unacceptable that peaceful protest is being criminalised in this way. Please read and sign this petition.

Use this link to find your local MSPs. www.parliament.scot/msps/current... And if you haven't attended a screening yet: 18th June events.humanitix.com/film-screeni... 21st June www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-people... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #PEBuk

86 MPs so far, including the MPs for Dundee and North East Fife, have signed EDM 93 asking for a #NationalEmergencyBriefing. MSP for North East Fife Willie Rennie has now tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament supporting this call. Please write to your MSPs and ask them to support this motion.

Join your friends and neighbours to defend the rights of everyone in this city, of our community, to live free from violence and hatred. This event is organised by Stand Up To Racism - Tayside Tuesday 16th June, 6:30pm - Dundee City Square #StandUpToRacism

Now is the time to come together and stand in solidarity with refugees. With over 150 events, Refugee Festival Scotland is the perfect opportunity to do just that. The festival starts tomorrow! Join us in bringing communities together. Find events near you: https://ow.ly/OP7U50Zaqvq

This week’s petition is about the decision to stop the issuing of student visas for students from Sudan, as well as Afghanistan, Cameroon and Myanmar, due to what the Home Office described as “visa abuse”. Please read and consider signing.

The SNP promised to introduce the Human Rights Bill in their 2026 election manifesto. We now need to remind the First Minister of this promise and ask he bring forward the Bill within the first year of this parliament to ensure it is delivered. Email the First Minister directly using the link below.

There are a number of local screenings in the coming weeks. Please do come along to watch this film and discuss with your community the actions we can all take. It is inspiring! #sustainablecupar 11th June #transitiondundee 18th June #thelarick 21st June www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990103802... #PEBuk

This week’s petition is about Hyundai’s involvement in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. Despite being informed in 2023 that their machinery was being used to demolish Palestinian homes, they have not taken steps to stop their complicity in illegal settlements. Please read and sign.

There are a number of local screenings in the coming weeks. Please do come along to watch this film and discuss with your community the actions we can all take. It is inspiring! #sustainablecupar 11th June #transitiondundee 18th June #thelarick 21st June www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990103802... #PEBuk

This week’s petition is about vice-president and deputy PM of UAE, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan who is also owner of Man City FC. A rule passed in 2023 by the Premier League allows disqualification of individuals involved in human rights abuses from club ownership. Please read and consider signing.

This week’s petition is about activists who have been abducted, harassed and detained in the Sahel region of Africa. A journalist from Burkina Faso, an anti-corruption activist from Mali, a Malian influencer and a Nigerien campaigner, have all been arbitrarily detained. Please read and sign. Thanks

A new film is sweeping across the UK, and beyond - shown in venues from community halls to cathedrals, schools to workplaces. Find out what climate change and nature loss means for our communities - and the enormous benefits if Gov leads on emergency action. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map #PEBuk

This week’s petition is about the EU-Israel trade agreement. The EU “cannot credibly claim to uphold human rights while sustaining preferential trade with a State whose conduct has been found by multiple international bodies as amounting to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes”.

This week’s petition is about the horrific conflict in Sudan, which has entered its fourth year. The UAE is a major backer of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been accused by international bodies of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Please read and consider signing.

With elections due to take place on the 7th of May, Amnesty Scotland have published a summary of where the six main parties stand on Amnesty's ten asks set out in our Human Rights Manifesto. This information is not intended to endorse any party or candidate. media.amnesty.org.uk/documents/20...

This weeks petition is about Ekpar Asat, a Uyghur entrepreneur and philanthropist who has been imprisoned in China for a decade after being disappeared by the government and convicted of “inciting ethnic hatred and ethnic discrimination” in a secret trial. Please read and consider signing. Thank you

This week’s petition is about the Crime and Policing Bill. There are some positive provisions in the bill but there are also some rather disturbing elements. In particular, police are to be given more powers which could mean repeat protests can be banned altogether. Please read and consider signing.

This week’s petition is about the recent decision made by the UK Government to stop people from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Cameroon and Sudan being granted visas to study in the United Kingdom. Please read and consider signing. Thank you

This week’s petition is about the war in Iran. The Iranian regime is one of the most brutal in the world but launching a war against it is reckless, unethical and illegal. Please read and consider signing. Thank you.

This week’s petition is about Eritrea, a country widely regarded as having one of the worst human rights records in the world. Please read and consider signing. Thank you

This week’s petition is about the brutal tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Please read and consider signing. Thank you.

This week’s petition is about executions committed by the Saudi Arabian regime. Between Jan 2014 and June 2025, 1,816 people were executed. According to Amnesty, nearly one-third of those were due to drug-related offences, a crime which should not carry the death penalty under international law.

This weeks petition is about Palantir, a US technology firm with a dire human rights record. NHS England who have given this firm a contract to work on health records in the National Health Service. Please read and consider signing. Thank you.

This week’s petition is about a bill making its way through the Knesset (the Israeli parliament) regarding the death penalty for terrorist offences. Please read and consider signing. Thank you.

This week’s petition is about the use of non-lethal weapons (such as tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray) by police forces to crush protestors peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression and association. Please read and consider signing. Thank you.

Today we welcomed Depute Lord Provost Nadia El-Nakla to the 'Surviving Evin' exhibition. AI Dundee appreciates Councillor El-Nakla's continued efforts to advocate for the vulnerable and her solidarity with those oppressed in other countries. 'Surviving Evin' is on display until Sat 28th February.

This week’s petition is about the deportation and detention faced by American students for peacefully protesting. Please read and consider signing. Thank you.

Come and hear Anoosheh Ashoori speak today in Dundee Central Library at 6pm.

This isn't a drama. It's a warning. The new BBC drama, Prisoner 951, tells the story of Richard and Nazanin’s fight for justice. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were unjustly imprisoned in Iran, and Amnesty UK campaigned for their release.

This week’s petition is about Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of a Gazan hospital who has been detained by Israeli authorities since December 2024. Please read and consider signing.

This week’s petition is about the fact that Airbnb has allowed hundreds of properties in Israeli settlements in the West Bank - illegal under international law - to be listed on its platform. Please read and consider signing.

The Founding Director of the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews, Professor Ali Ansari, will be speaking at the launch of Surviving Evin Prison in Dundee Central Library, Monday 16th of February at 6pm.

This week’s petition is about the Terrorism Act 2000, and its apparent misuse recently. Please read and consider signing.

This week’s petition is about press freedom in Northern Ireland. Please read and consider signing. Thank you. open.substack.com/pub/apetitio...

Amnesty International Dundee are delighted to announce that Anoosheh Ashoori himself will be joining us in Dundee Central Library to launch the Surviving Evin Prison exhibition on Monday the 16th of February at 6pm. Free to attend and all welcome.

This weeks petition is about the awful situation in Sudan. All countries must agree on an arms embargo in Sudan. Please read and consider signing.

Register for free to watch The Veto.

The Veto - An issue that truly affects us all.

This week’s petition is about the right to protest in the United Kingdom. Please read and consider signing.

A small action can have a significant impact.

No Petition a Week today so instead we are sharing some information to help with digital hygiene. Some simple but effective top tips.

Prevent arms sales to the UAE following reports of UK arms being used in Sudan open.substack.com/pub/apetitio...

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Write for Rights at Central Library today. So many cards written which will have a great impact. For those who were unable to come along in person please consider joining Write for Rights by taking action online. join.amnesty.org/page/177653/...

This week's petition is about the right to protest in the United Kingdom. Please read and consider signing.

Write For Rights 2025 Saturday 13th December 10am-4pm @ Central Library Write a Letter. Change a Life. Every December people across the globe write millions of letters for those whose basic human rights are being attacked. Please join us this Saturday to write a letter. All materials provided.