Amnesty stages 'sleepwalk' protest as UK lords vote

As the British House of Lords voted against the 42 days detention limit, dozens of Amnesty International supporters donned pyjamas for a “mass sleepwalk” in protest against the measure.

As the British House of Lords voted against the 42 days detention limit, dozens of Amnesty International supporters donned pyjamas for a “mass sleepwalk” in protest against the measure.

The small but vocal group of demonstrators followed a route around central Leeds in their nightwear – some carrying teddy bears and others walking barefoot or wearing slippers.

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