Many Monmouth people are unaware of the ‘Amnesty Tree’ on Chippenham Mead, opposite the Waitrose car park.

The Tree is a symbol of Hope and Humanity.

Members of Amnesty International Monmouthshire Group have recently redecorated the Tree on Chippenham Mead in Monmouth in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.

There is ever increasing concern about Human Rights abuses and the plight of refugees across the world.

The campaigning work of Amnesty on behalf of prisoners of conscience and in promoting Human Rights both internationally and increasingly in Britain is now more vital than ever. The Borders and Nationality Bill, currently passing through Parliament, the recently proposed ‘deportation’ of asylum seekers to Rwanda and the review of our own Human Rights Act is causing the very gravest concern

The tree was planted in 1998 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the then Bishop of Monmouth and future Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who has recently visited Ukraine, and is surrounded by a flame artwork designed by a pupil at Monmouth School for Girls.

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