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Kate Allen (Amnesty International)

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from 1977 to 1979. She then became a scientific officer at the Social Science Research Council (1979–80) and a policy officer at
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In March 2021, Allen announced she would be retiring from Amnesty International in September of the same year, after 21 years.
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Katherine Allen was the daughter of William Allen and Patricia Allen (née Middleton). She gained a BA (Hons) in
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in 1987, a role she held until 1999. There, Allen headed the UK emergency evacuation programmes for
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Sex, Race and Class-The Perspective of Winning : a Selection of Writings 1952-2011
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Transcript of an interview with Kate Allen (The Student Journals)
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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on the third ballot. Allen remained a councillor until the
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newspaper, which launched an international campaign on
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Video interview with Kate Allen (The Alligator Online)
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Brasenose College
University of Oxford
Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Brasenose College
University of Oxford
Greater London Council
Haringey London Borough Council
Camden Council
1982
Kilburn
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