‘I stood there, unprotected, in front of those faceless uniforms…’ Don’t miss the world premiere of a two-woman show- ‘Body in Progress’ – emerging from the Belarus Protests of 2020, written by Belarusian poet Hanna Komar, who was imprisoned there during the protests. Created and performed by Hanna Komar and Read more…
Through our partnership with Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) we have supported human rights defenders in Burma/Myanmar for over two decades. The struggle for peace and democracy in this country continues and PoC, AAPPB and the people who have benefited from your kindness are most grateful. Yadanar’s Story* Yadanar* Read more…
Aden* and his family lost all their documentation when they fled Somalia. Without DNA proof confirming their relationship, Aden would be separated from them indefinitely. He contacted PoC for help.
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.
Thanks to our generous supporters, we were able to raise over £47,900 in our Christmas Big Give campaign. This money will help so many beneficiaries who are struggling to survive in the global cost-of-living crisis.
This is a special year for PoC, as it marks our 60th Anniversary. But the fact that we still need to exist is not something to celebrate. If the people that need our support can’t celebrate, then neither can we.
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.
Imagine the joy Sam felt the day he greeted his wife and two children at the airport. It was the first time he saw them in just over a year-and-a-half.
The Covid-19 crisis is also a human rights crisis, with most
of our rights under threat in some way or another – and we all have a role to play in protecting them.
This was the message to come out of a recent online panel discussion featuring speakers from Prisoners of Conscience, Amnesty International UK, Front Line Defenders and Human Rights Watch.
Join Prisoners of Conscience, Human Rights Watch, Front Line Defenders and Amnesty International UK for this webinar on how to protect human rights during the Covid pandemic.