People in general, and especially Amnesty members, may find it deeply disturbing that Amnesty UK is discussing the ‘possibility’ of offering support for ‘certain’ armed interventions. This is absurd— a bit like The Vegetarian Society discussing whether to eat meat ‘on certain occasions’. It breaches a fundamental point of principle.

Whatever one's personal views on armed interventions, Amnesty is, and must remain, a neutral NGO or it leaves itself completely compromised, wide open to corruption and political manipulation. It is also obscure exactly who in Amnesty proposed such an idea, and why there is no information on this available at AIUK online, for example. There are no almost no other sources outlining this key motion, due for ‘discussion’ at the National Conference in April. I therefore appeal to all Amnesty members and supporters to spread the word and get strong opposition delegates selected through the regional groups for the National Conference NOW, or it may be railroaded through with catastrophic consequences.