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A working list for local groups and activists who want to move from anecdote to evidence. Seven Freedom of Information requests, the wording that tends to work, the refusals you should expect, and the appeal route when the answer is withheld.
Local elections are not only about bins and council tax. In 2026, councils decide how housing, asylum accommodation, social care and public space are experienced. This ten-point audit gives campaigners a practical way to test candidates and council policies against human-rights standards.
Constituency surgeries are one of the few places where a broad concern about rights can become a precise demand for accountability. This winter, use the Oxford Amnesty Lectures archive to ask better questions about legal aid, protest law, digital ID, detention oversight and the local advice sector.
As Westminster prepares another round of immigration legislation in 2026, the Oxford Amnesty Lectures archive offers a sharper vocabulary for scrutiny. This guide pairs seven archived arguments on borders, detention and asylum with the flashpoints campaigners will meet in the coming months.
New to campaigning and unsure where to begin? These seven lectures from the Oxford Amnesty archive offer a practical grounding in testimony, solidarity, coalition-building and the law — with one concrete step for each.