Guernsey Amnesty Group's current campaign 2007.

There are currently two areas that we are active in.

Iran

Together with groups in other countries we are actively seeking the release from custody in Iran of a number of prisoners of conscience who are held incommunicado at secret locations, psychological pressure having been used to obtain "confessions" and convictions after unfair trials by special courts.

We attempt to put pressure on Iranian authorities through letter writing and publicity, and to quash the verdict of the revolutionary court whose procedures do not conform to minimum international standards for a fair trial and to release immediately and unconditionally all those who may be prisoners of conscience.

Link to the website Iranian Campaign

Russia
Justice for all in Russia

Despite the Russian Government's declared commitment to safeguard rights, accountability for human rights abuses and justice for victims in the Russian Federation remain an abstract. We write to Ministers and Government departments encouraging them to introduce laws to criminalise torture, make domestic violence a criminal offence, eliminate elements of the passport and registration system that serve as a basis for systematic discrimination and abolish the death penalty.

We attend with stalls at local events and attempt to bring information on these campaigns to Guernsey.