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About us
We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights. Our purpose is to protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied.
Our vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.
Our mission is:
To promote respect for all human rights.
To undertake research and action focused on preventing abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression and freedom from discrimination.
Charity number: 1051681
Football Welcomes 2024
The Football Welcomes month
Throughout April, football club foundations from the Premier League, English Football League, Women’s Super League, Scottish Premiership and non-league and grassroots teams across the country put on events and activities to welcome refugees and people seeking asylum, and highlight the role that football can play in creating more welcoming communities.
Some offer free tickets to a game, some organise a match or tournament, arrange a stadium tour or player appearance. Others use our Football Welcomes Activity Pack in their work in schools, help to spread the word on social media, have first team players warming up in Football Welcomes t-shirts and feature Football Welcomes in their matchday programmes and local media.
"I was born in apartheid South Africa and I know how sport, including football, can help to bring people together and break down barriers. I’m really proud that Everton is taking part in Amnesty International’s Football Welcomes weekend." - Steven Pienaar, Former Everton winger
Football Welcomes began as a weekend of activities in 2017 with 30 clubs participating. By 2019, the number taking part reached almost 180, making it the biggest celebration of football and refugees the UK has ever seen. This included over half the Premier League, two-thirds of English Football League clubs and almost all of the Women’s National League teams. It continues to grow year by year, and is now celebrated throughout the month of April.
