Around 100 supporters are expected to attendAmnesty International's South West Regional Conference at the Mint Methodist Church, Fore Street, Exeter on Saturday.
This year the conference will be addressed by Hikma Ahmed, a lawyer from Sudan who will talk about the challenges she faces in defending the rights of women and children in her country.
he conference will also discuss concerns about the threat to the Human Rights Act coming from some parties in the forthcoming General Election and hear about Amnesty's new worldwide campaigns: My Body, My Rights.
Chris Ramsey, South West Regional Representative of Amnesty International said: "Although many of the Human Rights abuses that Amnesty campaigns about such as torture and the free speech might, at first sight, seem remote to people living in the South West in fact we have over 10,000 supporters in the region.
"I think this demonstrates how aware people in the South West are of worldwide events and how they chose to care about their fellow human beings who are experiencing the most appalling suffering."
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