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  Vacancy National Student Groups Coordinator

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  Amnesty International the Netherlands has thirteen active Amnesty Student Groups spread across the country.

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  Coronavirus & Human Rights

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  The coronavirus (COVID-19) has suddenly turned the world of many people upside down. These are difficult times for all of…

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  Enrol in the free Masterclass Online Course

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  We would like to offer you the ‘Amnesty Masterclass Online Course’. This course has been developed specifically to complement the…

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  Sign the petition against Child Marriage

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  Paras from Pakistan was only 14 years old when she was married off to her cousin. Her new husband treated…

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  Nigerian activist Moses Akatugba in the Netherlands

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  Five years ago, during the Write for Rights, thousands of people all over the world took action for Moses…

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  Stand up for the Rule of Law: Amnesty meet-up 27 November

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  Amnesty meet-up + drinks for students ‘Authoritarianism and Illiberalism on the Rise’ 27 November 17.00-19.30 Roeterseilandcampus…

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  Being an intern at Amnesty’s Education Team

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  It was only three weeks ago that I first set foot inside of Amnesty’s office. I would walk by this…

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  Morocco Summer Youth Camp 2019

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  Last week the annual Amnesty International Youth Camp took place in Marrakesh with 40 young people from Norway, Belgium, Italy,…

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  Meet our festival volunteer Eli!

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  While most of you are probably enjoying a well-deserved summer holiday, Amnesty is still fighting ‘The bad guys’! However, we…

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  Juke on a mission in Budapest Part 4: one fine summer’s day

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  After having been a human rights educator at Amnesty the Netherlands for nine years, our colleague Juke Fluitsma joined the…

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  We present you our Ambassador of Conscience 2019: climate activist Greta Thunberg

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  Climate change activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement of school-children have been honoured with Amnesty International’s Ambassador…

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  Ready for some action? Kom naar Checkpoint Changemakers!

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  In het weekend van 20-22 september organiseert Amnesty Nederland hét actieweekend voor jongeren tussen 16 en 21 jaar. Tijdens Checkpoint…

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  Wanna be our new National Student Groups Coordinator?

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  We currently have a vacancy for a National Student Groups Coordinator! Amnesty International the Netherlands (AINL) has eleven active, creative…

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  The 30-year anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre

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  4 June 2019 marks the 30-year anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in Beijing, violently ending student-led protests calling for basic…

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  Raise your voice for human rights in Europe

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  On the 23th of May it’s time to vote for the European elections. This is the time European voters can…

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  AISU on a mission in Hungary

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  We the board of Amnesty Student Group Utrecht (AISU), were given the opportunity to help organise the first international…

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  Upcoming Human Rights Meetups

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  Amnesty the Netherlands organises so called Human Rights Meetups a few times a year. On the 15th of May the…

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  YOUth ACT- A youth conference focusing on human rights and social justice

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  The Amsterdam-based student teams of Amnesty and UNICEF have united forces to host a youth conference “YOUth ACT”. During…

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  Juke on a mission part 3: “You have the right to know”

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  They were everywhere, Juncker and Soros, their grinning faces on huge billboards along the high way, on posters at bus…

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  Meet the activists at the Movies that Matter festival

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  When in October 2015 a 10,5 per cent increase of tuition fees was announced at Witwatersrand (Wits) University in Johannesburg…

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  Juke on a mission in Budapest Part 2: Amnesty Freedom Clubs

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  It took three consecutive weekends of travelling on sweltering hot busses and packed trains for hours on end to the…

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  Torture and sexual intimidation in Saudi Arabian prisons

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  At least ten female human rights activists are being held and tortured in Saudi Arabian prisons since May 2018. New…

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  Juke on a mission in Budapest: Brave Hungarians

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  In this first of a series of blogs, she shares her experiences with (student) activism in the country of Goullash, thermal baths, Orbán.

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  Last Masterclass of the year

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  Saturday 1 December we had 35 students in our office for the Masterclass ‘Write for rights 2018: Who run…

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  Kicking off the Write for Rights with Zunar!

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  The biggest Amnesty action has to be the Write for Rights. Every year the Write for Rights starts on 20…

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  Join an Amnesty Masterclass for students!

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  Amnesty International offers free Masterclasses for students about human rights in practice. Each time we discuss a different specific human…

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  From red to pink: LGBTI Rights in China

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  Ever since president Xi Jinping came to power, the human rights situation in China has deteriorated.

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  Discussing the human rights situation in Brazil

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  The highly controversial politician Jair Messias Bolsonaro won the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil. Bolsonaro got 46% of the votes.

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  Saturday, education training time!

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  Good news for all the students of primary schools, high schools, MBO and HBO: there are new, freshly trained guest…

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  Annelie was there: The Masterclass Poland!

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  Last week was the first Saturday Masterclass of the season. The director of Amnesty Poland, Draginja Nadazdin, was present to…

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  We are hiring!

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  Yes! We have a new vacancy for a volunteer! Interested? Check it out!…

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  Checkpoint Changemakers: what a weekend!

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  This Friday was a real ‘friyay’ for us. It was the start of Checkpoint Changemakers in Tilburg, the youth weekend…

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  Meet a real-life LGBTI-activist from Poland!

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  On 6 October we are organizing a masterclass about the human Rights situation in Poland. In addition to three interesting…

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  Take action for Women’s Rights Activists!

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  On 4 October Amnesty will protest against the imprisonment of women’s rights activists from Saudi-Arabia. Women in Saudi-Arabia are now…

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  Masterclass ‘the Right to Protest’

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  Last week we had our first Masterclass of the new study year. Together with 45 students we discussed the…

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  Poland: the Power of the Street

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  Poland was, as expected, recently suspended as a member of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENJC). The…

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  International Youth Camp Morocco 2018

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  From 1 till 6 September the 20th edition of the International Youth Camp Morocco took place in Marrakech. Two of…

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  I survived my first week as an intern!

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  Hi, my name is Annelie and I’m the new intern at the education department of Amnesty International. I was able…

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  Stagiair(e) gezocht voor 10 december: De schrijfmarathon

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  Zoek je een interessante stageplaats in een dynamische werkomgeving? Interesseer jij je in mensenrechten en wil je werken aan onze Schrijfmarathon?

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  Book presentation: ‘The Killing Season’

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  On June 26th, 2018 an outstanding study on the human rights violations in Indonesia in 1965-66 will be presented in…

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  Last masterclass of the season

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  Spend your free Saturday visiting a masterclass? That sure doesn’t sound very student-like. Nonetheless, me and about 50 other students…

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  Are you our new National Coordinator Student Groups?

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  We are looking for a National Coordinator Student Groups (Volunteer position), for around 8-10 hours a month. Amnesty International the…

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  Masterclass SPIL

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  On 8 May we had study association SPIL from Leiden over for a Masterclass in our office. Together with our…

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  Maak het verschil, check in and become a changemaker!

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  “This was it! Een aaneenschakeling van leerrijke, mooie, motiverende momenten, tussen de inspirerende gesprekken heen.” Op 28 september gaat…

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  What is going on in Illiberal democracy Hungary?

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  In July 2014, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán gave what has come to be known as his “illiberal democracy” speech in Băile Tuşnad, Romania.

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  Communicatie stagiair op de Educatie-afdeling

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  Wij zoeken voor onze afdeling Educatie een Communicatie stagiair.

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  We stand with the people of Hungary

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  Human rights defenders in Hungary badly need our solidarity. They are under great pressure since the Fidesz Party of Prime…

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  Masterclass HURICAP

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  On the 9th of March some students from the Faculty Association EOS from the VU came over for a Masterclass.

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  Masterclass Leeuwarden

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  Last week we went all the way to the Thorbecke Academy in Leeuwarden for a masterclass. Together with students studying…

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  A successful first masterclass of the year!

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  On 16 February we had a group of 50 future anthropologists from study association Djembé in our Amnesty house for…

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  Workshop A Struggle for Peace

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  Want to know more about the limitations of knowledge, identity and power? Come to the congress ‘A Struggle for Peace’…

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  Instagram for students!

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  Yeah Instagram!…

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  Masterclass China en mensenrechten

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  Afgelopen vrijdag hadden we een kleine 40 studenten in huis voor alweer een masterclass. Ditmaal spraken we over shrinking space,…

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  HKU en HvA studenten in Amnesty Huis voor studiepunt

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  Deze week stond het Amnesty Huis bol van de studenten. Er waren namelijk verschillende activiteiten om een studiepunt te halen!…

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  Masterclass Mensenrechten in Egypte drukbezocht!

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  Studenten, studenten, ze krijgen geen genoeg van ons. Vrijdag waren er 60 in huis voor de Masterclass Human Rights in…

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  Nederlandse studenten in Marrakech voor Amnesty Youth Camp!

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  Vorige week vond het jaarlijkse Youth Camp plaats in Marrakech georganiseerd door Amnesty Marokko. Het kamp werd voor de 19e…

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  Esther Kiobel uit Nigeria te gast tijdens de laatste masterclass voor studenten van dit collegejaar

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  Afgelopen vrijdag vond de laatste masterclass van dit collegejaar plaats in het Amnesty Huis. Het thema was ‘Business &…

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  Masterclass Rusland in Amnesty Huis

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  Afgelopen zaterdag op 20 mei bezochten 28 enthousiaste studenten het Amnesty Huis in Amsterdam om een Masterclass over mensenrechten in…

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