We fund post-graduate and re-qualification studies to allow prisoners of conscience to recommence their work and thereby become self-sufficient and to be able to add back to society.
In 2018 we gave ten Bursary grants totalling over £63,000.
This International Migrants Day, let’s come together to share and learn from the experiences of migrants in our community. We share a story from one of our PoC’s, Ela*, who fled Turkey in search of a better life in the UK.
This International Migrants Day we recognise and celebrate the contributions of refugees and migrants to the UK society. Alazar, an engineer and activist from Eritrea, was forced to leave his home country and flee to the UK simply for doing the right thing: standing up to injustice.
When a wife and mother decided to flee her troubled homeland and the prospect of years in jail, she started a journey which would change her family’s life.
Asha*, a trade union representative and political activist, fled to the UK after being persecuted and detained for her activism in Turkey.
Hyab’s problems with the regime started when he began working in the Ministry of Education, where he was forced to engage in the government’s illusive political propaganda against his will. Hyab wasn’t willing to compromise and suppress his beliefs and for that he was punished.
Amir’s story brings a smile to my face. Running 15km now seems much easier compared to the challenges Amir had to overcome. I feel privileged to be able to play my small part and give back to those brave people who have fought for their and our rights.
Bashir was forced to flee Sudan in order to save his life. Now he has a Masters in Environmental Engineering and is rebuilding his life, thanks to you
Today we applaud
everyone who supports human rights – particularly our Big Give Christmas Challenge supporters who have helped us raise over £30,000
Yusuf is a human rights lawyer from a Kurdish city in south-eastern Turkey. He has recently been able to requalify as a human rights lawyer in the UK, thanks to a bursary grant from Prisoners of Conscience. Growing up in a Kurdish city in Turkey isn’t easy. The ethnic Kurdish Read more…
When Victoria left Zimbabwe to visit the UK in 2010, she never thought that she wouldn’t be able to return home. But that is exactly the situation she found herself in. This is the story of what happened and how she has rebuilt her life with support of Prisoners of Conscience.