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Tag was last used: Sep 29, 2011
 
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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Sep 29, 2011

  When Haiti stopped Amnesty International from facilitating the prosecution of Duvalier

By Jean H Charles September 22 is a nefarious day for those who have lived under the odious dictatorial regime of the Duvaliers. It was indeed on September 22 1957, that Francois Duvalier was inaugurated as president of Haiti. In a superstitious omen, he chose this date to bring...... [view]

Posted By:  wvrasdonk
Posted On:  Feb 10, 2009

  VALENTINE'S DAY: Buy a Rose for the women of Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe activists and human rights defenders are constantly subjected to harassment by the government. Among these activists are members of the group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA). These women are dedicated human rights defenders who use peaceful protest to pressure the Zimbabwean...... [view]

Posted By:  earthdragon
Posted On:  Sep 29, 2008

  Amnesty International

as long as I’ve known of it, I’ve felt for the cause, & feel it is a worthy one www.amnesty.org -> the international site http://www.amnesty.no/web.nsf/pages/index -> for di som er norske www.AmnestyUSA.org -> the U.S.A. site I've donated to them, signed petitions of theirs,...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita
Posted On:  Aug 1, 2008

  Pakistani Taliban: wear hijab, or be disfigured

Good news: Congratulations to  The Hijab Blog and Hijab Style on their feature story in the Toronto Star . I’m excited about the additional coverage being given to women who are pushing the envelope. In challening expectations about Muslim women, they’re not only educating...... [view]

Posted By:  hchichicha
Posted On:  Jul 25, 2008

  Arrestation du directeur de la section algérienne d’Amnesty international

COMMUNIQUE URGENT Le FFS a appris par le biais de ses militants que M. MEHIEDINE BACHIR , directeur de la section algérienne d’Amnesty international a été arrêté ce matin (jeudi 24/08/2008) à 9H00 dans la commune de Boudouaou. Il serait actuellement en détention dans la...... [view]

Posted By:  CoreyNorman
Posted On:  Jul 9, 2008

  Amnesty International Olympic Ads

This series of ads is floating around in cyberspace. The ads have not been confirmed as actual ads by Amnesty but may have been created for them and not been approved yet. We shall see as the Olympics get closer what else will be in store. It is an exciting time to witness all that is occurring...... [view]

Posted By:  Amac
Posted On:  Jan 22, 2008

  Canada removes U.S., Israel from torture watchlist

Here is an article that shows that Canada puts its allies before Human Rights for others. It is shameful for Canada to remove countries that use torture as a means to gain information, even more shameful to remove countries on the grounds of expressed unhappiness. The full article is below....... [view]

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  Amnesty International

Submitted By:   mfurdyk
Website:  http://www.amnesty.org/
Phone:  +44-20-74135500
E-mail:  youth@amnesty.org
  Vision:   AI's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards....
  City:   London
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  Project Awaaz

Starter:   toshio
Date Created:  Nov 18, 2008
Country:  Canada
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Description:   Project Awaaz is an initiative started by Amnesty International Canada that hopes to breakdown Islamic & Arab stereotypes within Canada.
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