tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79122067839807783912024-03-05T03:12:46.897-08:00The Miriam Shlesinger Human Rights Action blogarkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-1458044698776091422017-05-10T10:44:00.001-07:002017-05-10T10:44:30.550-07:00Human Rights Action Update May 3-10<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We recently took a few weeks off. The violators did not. Bob Marley put it correctly:<br />
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This young lady in Berne is not taking the day off nor shall we to the extent of our ability:<br />
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CHARITY CORNER</h2>
This week we recommend supporting the efforts of <a href="https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/responding-to-syrian-refugee-crisis/">Mercy Corps via Global Giving</a> to help the refugees from the conflict in Syria.<br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
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This week we raise the issue of call your attention to the<a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/pygmies"> so-called "Pygmies"</a> of central Africa. They along with others are victims of racism. Please open the site, choose an action and if you can donate.<br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.</div>
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Find a campaign to work for. Light must be made to shine in the darkest of places. We call your attention to <a href="https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/child-slavery/">child slavery which can take many forms.</a><br />
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Urgent Action: Execution Re-Set After 30 Years On Death Row </h3>
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Thomas Arthur, aged 75, is due to be executed in Alabama on 25 May. This is his eighth execution date since 2001, three times coming within a day of being killed. He maintains his innocence. This would be the first execution under the current Alabama governor. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-execution-re-set-after-30-years-on-death-row-usa-ua-10317">Please call upon the governor to stop his execution.</a><br />
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Urgent Action Update: Immediately Release Kachin Prisoner Of Conscience</h3>
Lahpai Gam has been discharged from hospital following some improvements to his health. Returned to a prison in Kachin State, he is a prisoner of conscience and must be immediately and unconditionally released and, in the meantime, provided with access to necessary health care and treatment. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-immediately-release-kachin-prisoner-of-conscience-myanmar-ua-8317">Please call for his immediate release and proper medical care</a><br />
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Bills to reintroduce the death penalty in the Philippines are pending before the Senate, which resumed session on 2 May 2017. Despite the Philippines being a state party to an international treaty that commits it to the abolition of the death penalty, the House of Representatives have adopted measures contrary to this. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-philippines-senate-must-oppose-death-penalty-philippines-ua-28216">Please take action on this issue.</a><br />
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Independent unions at Coca-Cola Indonesia, joined by IUF affiliates and other Coca-Cola unions, <a href="http://iuf.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e788a43ccacc225abf8e6e748&id=3f5a8a4aeb&e=9ddc7fa412" style="color: #ab0200; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">rallied</a>
in front of the Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia head office on May 8 in
defense of the fundamental rights the company continues to
systematically violate. <a href="http://mailchi.mp/iuf/coca-cola-indonesia-workers-demand-respect-for-human-rights?e=9ddc7fa412">Please join the protest.</a><br />
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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CHARITY CORNER</h2>
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This week we recommend<a href="http://www.unitaf.org/"> Unitaf, a charity</a> that provides services for migrant and refugee children who lack official status in Israel. </div>
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
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Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming.<br />
This week we raise the issue of <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill">enforced "progress." </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. For example:<br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.</div>
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A family of four human rights defenders were arrested in Holguín, south-east Cuba, following the death of Fidel Castro. The three siblings, who began a hunger strike on 7 March, have been set free under conditional release. Their mother, Maydolis Leyva Portelles, currently under house arrest, remains a prisoner of conscience and must be released immediately and unconditionally. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-prisoner-of-conscience-siblings-released-cuba-ua-7617">Please call for her release.</a><br />
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Chinese activist Dong Guangping will be tried in April 2017 for <i>“subverting state power” </i>and <i>“crossing the national border illegally”</i>. Detained since his forcible return to China in November 2015, he has had no access to his family or a lawyer of his choice and is at risk of an unfair trial. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-risk-of-unfair-trial-for-forcibly-returned-activist-china-ua-25915">Please act on his behalf.</a><br />
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Paul Storey, aged 32, is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 12 April. Among those who are calling for clemency are the parents of the man he was convicted of killing in 2006. One of the jurors who voted for the death sentence also opposes the execution. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-juror-s-and-victim-s-parents-oppose-execution-usa-ua-7217">Please call for clemency. </a><br />
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Rajendra Pevekar is a victim of the deadly global asbestos industry. His father worked in an asbestos company. As a result, both he and his mother now suffer from asbestos-related disease from secondary exposure.<br />
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
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difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
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you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
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This week we raise the issue of <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill">enforced "progress." </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. For example:<br />
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We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.</div>
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Hiroji Yamashiro, 64 years of age, has been released on bail after five months in detention without being able to see his family. Arrested for his role in protests against new U.S. military construction projects in Okinawa, his next court hearing is scheduled for 27 March 2017.<br />
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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CHARITY CORNER</h2>
This week we recommend the<a href="https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/providing-clean-water"> clean water project </a><br />
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of the <a href="https://my.rotary.org/en/rotary-foundation">Rotary Foundation</a>. They have a very<a href="https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4553"> high rating from Charity Navigator</a>. Clean water is a major health issue around the world. Please help.<br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
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need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
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This week we raise the issue of <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill">enforced "progress." </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. <br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.</div>
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Find a campaign to work for. Light must be made to shine in the darkest of places. <a href="http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/country/india/">Look at the slavery situation in India, for example.</a></div>
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Urgent Action Victory! Former Governor Released Without Charge</h3>
Elias Waya Nyipuoch, former governor of Wau state, was released without charge on 14 March. He had been detained by the South Sudanese military since 26 June 2016. No further action is requested of the UA network. Many thanks to those who sent appeals.<br />
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Marcel Williams, aged 46, is due to be executed in Arkansas on 24 April. The jury never heard any mitigating evidence about his childhood of severe abuse and trauma. That evidence is now before the clemency board which will consider his petition on 27 March. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-clemency-board-to-hear-what-jury-never-did-usa-ua-6017">Please call for clemency and the abolition of the death penalty.</a><br />
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Urgent Action: Four Young Children and their Mothers Detained for Over 500 Days</h3>
Antonio (7), Carlos (4), Josué (3), Michael (16) and their mothers Marlene, Lorena, Teresa and Maribel (all names changed to protect identities) have been held at the Berks County Residential Center, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre in Pennsylvania, for over 500 days. Each family is seeking asylum in the US after fleeing traumatic and life-threatening events, including kidnapping threats and severe physical and sexual violence, in their home countries of Honduras and El Salvador. The Berks County centre currently holds 34 families, many of whom come from the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, a region where Amnesty International has documented extreme levels of violence and insecurity. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-four-young-children-and-their-mothers-detained-for-over-500-days-usa-ua-5917">Please write on their behalf.</a><br />
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Urgent Action: Indigenous Defenders Denied Right To Defense</h3>
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On 20 March the oral trial against three members of the Chañaral Wichí Indigenous community for defending their territory will take place. These legal proceedings violate their right to defense and access to justice. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-indigenous-defenders-denied-right-to-defense-argentina-ua-5817">Please protest on their behalf.</a><br />
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EGYPT Union leaders at IFFCO Egypt acquitted of criminal charges face retrial<br />
13 March 2017 Urgent Action Workers at the IFFCO edible oils factory in Suez, Egypt are fighting to defend their union against employer brutality and government repression. <a href="http://www.iuf.org/w/?q=node%2F5425">Please click and join the protest.</a></div>
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arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-20531479951429931882017-03-15T03:54:00.001-07:002017-03-15T09:01:58.249-07:00Human Rights Action Update March 8-15<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HE WHO PERMITS OPPRESSION PERMITS CRIMES.-Erasmus (1466-1536)</span></h2>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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CHARITY CORNER</h2>
This week we direct your attention to the <a href="http://afyafoundation.org/">AFYA Foundation</a> whose vision and mission is to make a positive impact on the health of people in developing countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Please read the page, select a worthy project and donate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afya Foundation Partners with JDC, Consulate General of Ecuador to Send Medical Supplies to Ecuador’s Earthquake Victims</td></tr>
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How it works?</h2>
Afya collects and delivers critically needed surplus medical
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ongoing health crises worldwide.<br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming.<br />
This week we raise the issue of <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill">enforced "progress." </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. <br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.<br />
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Around 4 million people, mainly women, work in the garment industry in
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A worker inside a textile factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh producing jeans.
Around 4 million people, mainly women, work in the garment industry in
Bangladesh, the second largest in the world. The industry is worth
around GBP12.5 billion a year. Workers often are significantly underpaid
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INDIA </h2>
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Urgent Action Victory! Detained Journalist Released On Bail </h3>
Santosh Yadav was released from prison on 9 March 2017, over a week after the Supreme Court of India granted him bail. Detained since September 2015, it is believed that he was targeted for his work among Indigenous Adivasi communities in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. He is required to report to the local police station daily. Speaking to Amnesty International India, Santosh Yadav said,<i> “I want to thank Amnesty from the bottom of my heart. No one supported me, or came to meet me in jail, like you did.”</i><br />
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SUDAN </h2>
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Urgent Action Victory! Three Human Rights Defenders Freed </h3>
Three human rights defenders Khalafalla A. Mukhtar, Midhat A. Hamdan and Mustafa Adam have been released after being sentenced to time served by a court in Khartoum, Sudan. The three, who were released on 6 March, had been in detention since their arrests on 22 May 2016. Earlier in January, the court dropped all charges against Arwa Elrabie, Al Hassan Kheiry and Raye Imany Leyla. Thanks to all who helped.<br />
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Urgent Action: Virginia Execution Reset As Doubts Persist </h3>
Ivan Teleguz, a Ukrainian national, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on 25 April. He maintains his innocence of the 2001 murder for which he was sent to death row in 2006. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-virginia-execution-reset-as-doubts-persist-usa-ua-5517">Please call for his execution to be stopped and his sentence commuted.</a><br />
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Urgent Action: Over 300 Displaced Due To Paramilitary Incursion </h3>
An incursion by paramilitaries and subsequent armed confrontation between them and guerrilla groups forced a mass displacement of families and the potential confinement of surrounding communities in Peña Azul, Chocó department, in north-western Colombia. The increase in paramilitary activity in the area is placing residents of rural areas of Chocó department at risk. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-over-300-displaced-due-to-paramilitary-incursion-colombia-ua-5617">Please write to express your concern for the safety of rural communities </a>and to demand action against paramilitary groups.<br />
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Three followers of the<i> ‘Millah Abraham’</i> religious belief have been convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to between three and five years’ imprisonment. They have all been convicted for peacefully manifesting their right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and must be immediately and unconditionally released.<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-minority-religious-leaders-convicted-of-blasphemy-indonesia-ua-13116"> Please demand their release in the name of freedom of religion. </a><br />
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arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-90623570428963725582017-03-08T08:46:00.002-08:002017-03-08T08:46:55.535-08:00Human Rights Action Update March 1-8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week we direct your attention to the <a href="https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/">Global Fund for Women</a> as we mark international women's day.Courageous women and girls around the world are demanding power and
resources to realize their rights. Join them and raise your voice in the
fight for gender equality.<br />
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Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
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difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
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The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #BeBoldForChange. And the need to be bold could not be more timely. <a href="http://reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap-report-2016/infographics/">Recent research by the World Economic Forum</a>
predicts that the economic gender gap won’t close entirely until 2186.
Yes, you’ve read that right! That’s over 170 years away or, put another
way: a girl child born today could hope to see her great, great, great,
great, great-granddaughter achieve gender equality. <br />
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Imprisoned Woman In Urgent Need Of Surgery Released <br /><a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-victory-imprisoned-woman-in-urgent-need-of-surgery-released-turkey-ua-2117">Sibel Çapraz was conditionally released </a>from prison on 28 February. She had been in pre-trial detention for almost one year and was in need of medical treatment and an urgent operation. Her release means she will be able to obtain the vital medical care she needs.<br /><br /><h2>
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Following international pressure, the Myanmar Army announced that two missing Kachin pastors, Dumdaw Nawng Lat and Langjaw Gam Seng, are now in police custody and face what Amnesty International believes to be politically motivated charges. If convicted they would face <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-pastors-face-imprisonment-for-trumped-up-charges-myanmar-ua-1317">up to 6 years in prison. There are concerns for their health in detention. </a>Please call for their release.<br /><br /><h2>
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The 21 families of the Ash?ninka Meantari Indigenous community, in the Central Peruvian rainforest, remain displaced from their land due to fear that armed individuals will return and act on the death threats they previously made. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-indigenous-community-remains-displaced-peru-ua-4417">Please act on their behalf. </a> </div>
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AUSTRALIA </h2>
The Lactalis/Parmalat lockout of its entire workforce at Echuca in the
State of Victoria, Australia continues. These workers need your support.
If you have not already done so <strong><a href="https://www.iufcampaigns.org/campaigns/show_campaign.cgi?c=1045" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></strong>
to send a message to the company, calling on it to immediately lift the
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arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-14576262184537230722017-03-01T04:13:00.002-08:002017-03-01T04:15:10.849-08:00Human Rights Action Update February 22--March 1<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This week we direct your attention to <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://mfkhaiti.org/">Meds & Food for Kids,(aka Medika Mamba)</a> which is dedicated
to saving the lives of Haiti’s malnourished children and other
nutritionally vulnerable people. <a href="https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=13238">It has a perfect rating</a> from Charity Navigator. </span></div>
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Medika Mamba has a more than 90% success rate of curing
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By purchasing raw materials in Haiti and sharing knowledge with
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encourage production and growth. MFK agronomists work with farmers,
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
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TURKMENISTAN </h2>
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Urgent Action Victory! Independent Journalist And His Mother Released </h3>
On 15 February independent Turkmenistani journalist Khudayberdy Allashov and his mother, Kurbantach Arazmedova, were given three-year conditional sentences after being found guilty of possessing chewing tobacco. They were released form the courtroom. No further action is required, thanks to all who helped.<br />
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Sara Beltran Hernandez fled domestic and gang violence in El Salvador in November 2015 to live with relatives in the US. She has been held in a detention centre in Texas since then, despite having a claim to asylum. She is in urgent need of medical attention and must be released on parole pending the resolution of her asylum claim. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-help-free-young-asylum-seeker-with-reported-brain-tumor-usa-ua-5417">Please take the requested actions on her behalf.</a><br />
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Denied proper medical treatment by prison authorities since April 2015, when she was first diagnosed with a tumour on her uterus, Trần Thị Thúy is no longer able to walk without assistance. A prisoner of conscience, she has been detained since her arrest in 2010 and has expressed fears of death due to appalling prison conditions. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-growing-health-fears-for-prisoner-of-conscience-viet-namua-28415">Please call for her immediate and unconditional release </a>and for medical care for her.<br />
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RWANDA </h2>
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Journalist John Ndabarasa was last seen in Kigali on 7 August 2016. More than six months later, there is no news on his whereabouts or on the progress of the police investigation into his disappearance. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-journalist-missing-for-more-than-six-months-rwanda-ua-4917">Please query the police about their investigation.</a><br />
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NIGERIA</h2>
Government must intervene to support sacked dockworkers. Thousands of dockworkers in Nigeria are struggling to support their families since losing their jobs in December 2015. <a href="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=3322">Please click and join the protest.</a><br />
<img align="left" class="campaignphoto" hspace="5" src="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/images/3322.png" />arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-40653464911182104962017-02-22T02:26:00.000-08:002017-02-22T02:26:24.787-08:00Human Rights Action Update February 15-22<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfDhrVfqel7K2DREKzw81YYApemNDBgeDpqF9AXQjzM5Jbm9BvF_UW2Ky2TuHby-7FZrIu5mnysoOc0CBtvdo3zMu2Vn3_VQMQqirgapqNUbf86HHIzb9zemIrU8nccQFHDSd9F0kvdju/s1600/miriam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfDhrVfqel7K2DREKzw81YYApemNDBgeDpqF9AXQjzM5Jbm9BvF_UW2Ky2TuHby-7FZrIu5mnysoOc0CBtvdo3zMu2Vn3_VQMQqirgapqNUbf86HHIzb9zemIrU8nccQFHDSd9F0kvdju/s1600/miriam.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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CHARITY CORNER</h2>
This week we direct your attention to <a href="http://prh.org/">Physicians for Reproductive Health</a>. There mission is to <a href="https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10205">protect the reproduction rights of women and girls. They have</a> a 100% rating from Charity Watch. Please donate and support.<br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
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Three Human Rights Defenders Held Incommunicado <br />Within 10 days of each other, three unassociated Vietnamese human rights defenders were arrested in January and are currently being held in incommunicado pre-trial detention. With no access to lawyers, they are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-three-human-rights-defenders-held-incommunicado-vietnam-ua-2417">. Please call for their release.</a></li>
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Denied proper medical treatment by prison authorities since April 2015, when she was first diagnosed with a tumour on her uterus, Trần Thị Thúy is no longer able to walk without assistance. A prisoner of conscience, she has been detained since her arrest in 2010 and has expressed fears of death due to appalling prison conditions.<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-growing-health-fears-for-prisoner-of-conscience-ua-28415"> Please call for her immediate release and medical treatment for he</a>r</li>
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Urgent Action: Indigenous Community At Risk Due To Threats </h3>
More than 60 heavily armed individuals entered Asháninka Meantari Indigenous community territory in the Central Peruvian rainforest and forced out 21 families by subjecting them to death threats. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-indigenous-community-at-risk-due-to-threats-peru-ua-4417">Please call upon the government to protect them.</a><br /><br />
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<img alt="" src="http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/images/medium_pornpen_image_0.jpg" style="float: right; height: 120px; width: 120px;" />A decision by the Public Prosecutor on whether to prosecute three human rights defenders on criminal defamation and computer crimes in connection with their online documentation of torture in Thailand is expected imminently. The charges carry a maximum penalty of seven years’ imprisonment plus fines of up to 300,000 baht (US $8,330). The group are to report to Pattani Police Station on 21 February 2017. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-activists-could-be-charged-for-exposing-torture-thailand-ua-14516">Please take action on their behalf.</a><br />
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On January 13 four trade unionists were sacked during the wage negotiation round by the CEO of the Fővárosi Közterület-fenntartó Nonprofit - FKFZrt (Capital Public Domain Maintenance Company). The union representatives demanded a fair wage increase and expressed readiness to resort to strike action due to the dissatisfaction of workers. <a href="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=3306">Please click and join the protest.</a><br />
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Workers at the Lactalis/Parmalat dairy factory in Echuca, in Australia's Victoria state, have been locked out since January 18 in a dispute over the company's insistence on radically slashing pay for new employees. <a href="http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e788a43ccacc225abf8e6e748&id=bb654f57c2&e=1510a80002">Please join the protest a</a>gainst this unacceptable behavior of a huge corporation<br /> <img data-file-id="2437" height="363" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e788a43ccacc225abf8e6e748/images/949ff443-b5fc-4b4b-9f4b-a84670cd3ceb.png" style="border: 0px none; display: inline; height: auto; line-height: 100%; margin: 5px 0px 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" width="433" /><br />arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-47390571461644876202017-02-15T03:02:00.000-08:002017-02-15T03:02:00.571-08:00Human Rights Action Update, February 8-15<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This week we are calling on all progressive people to support <a href="http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/">Breaking the Silence</a>. Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran combatants who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the Israeli public to the reality of everyday life in the Occupied Territories. "<i>We endeavor to stimulate public debate about the price paid for a reality in which young soldiers face a civilian population on a daily basis, and are engaged in the control of that population’s everyday life. Our work aims to bring an end to the occupation."</i>Soldiers who serve in the Territories witness and participate in military actions which change them immensely. The organization has come under fire from the government and certainly needs and deserves all the help it can get.<br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
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need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming.<br />
This week we raise the issue of <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow/landtheft">land theft </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. Please open the links and post them wherever you can.<br />
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Transgender lawyer Samantha Seijas was threatened by a police officer from the Aragua Police Force, in central Venezuela, while filing a complaint in a police station accompanied by his daughter. Fears exist for their safety. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-trans-man-and-daughter-threatened-by-police-venezuela-ua-4017">Please take action for them.</a><br /><br /><h2>
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Pastor Evan Mawarire, a human rights defender and leader of the #ThisFlag movement in Zimbabwe has been granted bail by the High Court. He is expected to stand trial for the charges against him. Amnesty International is concerned that Pastor Evan Mawarire’s charges are an attempt to intimidate him and prevent his human rights work.<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-zimbabwe-human-rights-defender-out-on-bail-zimbabwe-ua-16916"> Please call for the charges to be dropped.</a></div>
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April 2016 workers of the state-owned transport enterprise Kyivpastrans formed an independent union to fight against violations of safety standards in the Kurenivske trolley bus depot. The administration responded with a refusal to recognize the union, pressure, threats and intimidation of the members of the union, which is affiliated to the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU). Union members were blackmailed, deprived of their bonuses, suspended from the job, evicted from the company-provided housing, and physically attacked. <br /><a href="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=3292">Help protect the independent union at Kyivpastrans by sending a message to the mayor of Kyiv. </a><br /> <img align="left" class="campaignphoto" hspace="5" src="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/3291.jpg" /></div>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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This week we refer you to<a href="https://justdetention.org/"> Just Detention International,</a> an organization that works to protect prison inmates from sexual and other types of abuse. Founded in 1980, JDI is the only organization in the world dedicated
exclusively to ending sexual abuse behind bars. JDI works to: hold
government officials accountable for prisoner rape; promote public
attitudes that value the dignity and safety of people in detention; and
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming.<br />
This week we raise the issue of <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow/landtheft">land theft </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. Please open the links and post them wherever you can.<br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.<br />
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Urgent Action Victory! Not-Guilty Verdict For Men Sentenced To Death </h3>
After more than 13 years since Huang Zhiqiang, Fang Chunping, Cheng Fagen and Cheng Lihe were originally sentenced to death, the Jiangxi Provincial Higher People’s Court has announced a not-guilty verdict. All four men were immediately released after a closed-door retrial on 30 November 2016. No further action required. Thanks to all who participated in this long action.<br /><br /><h2>
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Rayees Ahmad Mir and Waheed Ahmed Gojree have been released after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashed their detention orders on 6 and 31 December 2016 respectively. The teenagers were unlawfully detained in prison under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), an administrative detention law that expressly prohibits the detention of anyone under 18 years of age. No further action required. Thanks to all who participated in this action.<br /><br /><br /><h2>
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Pastor Evan Mawarire, a human rights defender and leader of the #ThisFlag movement in Zimbabwe, was arrested again on 1 February on arrival at Harare International Airport. He was initially charged with ‘subverting a constitutional elected government’ and now faces additional charges of ‘insulting the flag of Zimbabwe’. He has not been brought before a court. Amnesty International is concerned that Pastor Evan Mawarire’s arrest and detention are an attempt to intimidate him and keep him from his human rights work. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-zimbabwe-human-rights-defender-re-arrested-zimbabwe-ua-16916">Please call for his immediate and unconditional release as a prisoner of conscience.</a><br /><br /><h2>
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<br />Residents in several hamlets in or near the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó in north-western Colombia continue to report the presence of paramilitaries. The security of Peace Community members and other inhabitants in the area is at serious risk.<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-paramilitary-build-up-in-peace-community-colombia-ua-23616"> Please call upon the government of Colombia to take action to protect the community.</a></div>
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On 1 February, Indigenous leader Juan Ontiveros Ramos was found dead in Chihuahua State, northern Mexico. Unknown men forcibly took from his home the day before and brutally beat other members of his family during the attack. Inhabitants of the Choréachi community remain at risk. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-indigenous-leader-killed-community-at-risk-mexico-ua-2717">Please call for action on the part of the government.</a><br /><br /><h2>
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Thousands of dockworkers in Nigeria are struggling to support their families since losing their jobs in December 2015. <a href="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=3322">Please open the site and join the protest </a>against arbitrary dismissals on their behalf<br />
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This week we are promoting the <a href="http://www.ajmuste.org/">A.J. Muste Memorial Institute</a>, devoted to nonviolence and peace. <i>“There is no way to peace — peace is the way”</i><br /><br />This was A.J. Muste’s simple statement of his convictions.<br /><br />A.J. Muste was a pacifist, anti-war activist and a leader of the labor and civil rights movements whose personal integrity won him a rare universal respect.<br /><br />The A.J. Muste Memorial Institute was organized in 1974 to keep A.J.’s legacy alive through ongoing support of the nonviolent movement for social change.Throughout his years as a leader of the labor, civil rights and anti-war movements, A.J. Muste motivated many people with his dedication and commitment to nonviolent action. has provided grants and sponsorships to hundreds of grassroots projects around the world working to:<br /></div>
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
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This week we raise the issue of <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow/landtheft">land theft </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. Please open the links and post them wherever you can.<br />
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We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
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CONGO Urgent Action: Detained Opposition Member Hospitalised <br /><br />Congolese political opposition member, Modeste Boukadia, has been hospitalised for the third time as a result of injuries he sustained during a severe beating by prison guards on 15 November 2016 while in prison. There has been no investigation into the incident. He has been at central prison of Pointe Noire for more than a year. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-detained-opposition-member-hospitalised-congo-ua-2817">Please call for an investigation and his release.</a><br /><br />THAILAND Urgent Action Update: Student Activist's Fifth Bail Request Denied <br /><br />On 1 February, on the expiry of his detention order, authorities are due to ask the courts permission to continue the detention of law student Jatupat Boonpattararaksa who may face up to 15 years’ imprisonment for posting a BBC article on Facebook. The Khon Kaen Provincial Court revoked his bail on the basis they considered his subsequent social media comments that satirised authorities to be a threat to security.<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-student-activist-s-fifth-bail-request-denied-thailand-ua-29016"> Please call for his immediate and unconditional release.</a><br />
<br />JAPAN Urgent Action: Prominent Peace Activist Detained Without Bail <br /><br />Hiroji Yamashiro has been detained since mid-October 2016 after protesting against new U.S. military construction projects in Okinawa. Aged 64 years, concerns for his well-being have been raised as medical tests show a deterioration in his health. All requests for bail have been denied. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-prominent-peace-activist-detained-without-bail-japan-ua-2317">Please call for his release on bail.</a><br /><br /> HUNGARY: Public sector union leaders sacked in unprecedented attack on unions. <a href="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=3306">Please click and join the protest.</a><br />
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arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-87680899350391084282017-01-28T09:09:00.001-08:002017-01-28T09:09:02.729-08:00Hungary: Public sector union leaders sacked in unprecedented attack<a href="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=3306">Hungary: Public sector union leaders sacked in unprecedented attack</a>arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-7879252239331206422017-01-25T09:20:00.000-08:002017-01-25T09:20:08.911-08:00HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION UPDATE JANUARY 18-25<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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This week we decided to look for charities with a perfect score in the rating of Charity Navigator. We came up with the <a href="https://www.cambodianchildrensfund.org/">Cambodian Children's Fund</a>. Their mission statement: "Cambodian Children’s Fund transforms the country's most impoverished
kids into tomorrow's leaders, by delivering education, family support
and community development programs into the heart of Cambodia’s most
impoverished communities." Read more on their Web site, linked above and donate. The idea that a single educated child can lift an entire family out of dire poverty and that a generation of educated children has the power to change a whole society works.</div>
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
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This week we raise the issue of <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow/landtheft">land theft </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. Please open the links and post them wherever you can.<br />
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CUBA Urgent Action Victory! Cuban Graffiti Artist Released </h3>
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The fate and whereabouts of two members of Yemen’s Baha’i community remain unknown following their arrest on 11 January. They have been denied contact with their families and lawyer, and are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-two-baha-i-men-forcibly-disappeared-yemen-ua-1717"> Please call on the Yemeni authorities to disclose their fate and whereabouts. </a></div>
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We are starting the new year with a call to donate to the organizations
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Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
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since 24 December 2016. Last seen near a Myanmar Army post in Monekoe
town, their fate and whereabouts remain unknown. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-kachin-pastors-missing-after-assisting-journalists-myanmar-ua-1317">Please call for action on their behalf.</a></div>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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CHARITY CORNER </h2>
We are starting the new year with a call to donate to the organizations
that guide us in our charitable giving. We salute Charity Watch, Charity
Navigator and Israel Gives for their help in avoiding pitfalls and bad
sites. This week we ask you to support<a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/"> Charity Navigator</a>. The others will follow in turn during the next few weeks.<br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming.<br />
This week we raise the<a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill"> issue of forced development </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. Please open the links and post them wherever you can.<br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
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Urgent Action Victory! </h3>
Bahraini activist Dr Sa’eed Mothaher Habib al-Samahiji has been released after completing his one-year prison sentence. He was a prisoner of conscience.<br />
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Authorities confirm that Beijing human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong, last heard from on 21 November 2016, has been placed under “residential surveillance in a designated location” on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”. His whereabouts remain unknown and, without access to a lawyer, is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-lawyer-held-incommunicado-at-risk-of-torture-china-ua-27216">Please act on his behalf.</a><br />
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Fashion designer and LGBTI activist Barbaros Şansal is being held in pre-trial detention, accused of ‘inciting the public to hatred or hostility’ for a video message and tweet he shared on social media on New Year’s Eve. He was detained on the territory of northern Cyprus and extradited to Turkey the next day. He was assaulted on arrival in Istanbul on the airport apron. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-lgbti-activist-held-in-pre-trial-detention-turkey-ua-217">Please act for him.</a><br />
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In the first week of January, over 90 men were killed (shot dead, beheaded or quartered) in prisons in Amazonas and Roraima states in northern Brazil, as a result of riots and conflicts between criminal gangs. Authorities must promptly investigate the killings and adopt measures within the prison system to prevent similar incidents. P<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-over-90-men-killed-in-prison-riots-brazil-ua-617">lease call for investigations and steps to prevent such catastrophes.</a><br />
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<br />arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-9550636984126200912017-01-04T03:39:00.001-08:002017-01-04T03:45:22.787-08:00Human Rights Action Update December 28-January 4<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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CHARITY CORNER </h2>
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We are starting the new year with a call to donate to the organizations that guide us in our charitable giving. We salute Charity Watch, Charity Navigator and Israel Gives for their help in avoiding pitfalls and bad sites. This week we ask<a href="https://www.charitywatch.org/home"> you to support Charity Watch.</a> <img src="https://www.charitywatch.org/img/CW_TopRated_RGB_WEB_120px.png" /> </div>
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming.<br />
This week we raise the<a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill"> issue of forced development </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. Please open the links and post them wherever you can.<br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.<br />
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subcontractor - with a 65% pay cut! Unions and management have now
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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This week we refer you to the <a href="http://www.laborrights.org/about">International Labor Rights Forum.</a> Their work is aimed at improving working conditions around the world. Their mission statement:<br />
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VISION </h3>
<i>ILRF works for a world where workers have the power to speak out and organize to defend and advance their rights and interests; a world where workers have the right to form unions and bargain collectively to secure a safe and dignified life for themselves and their families; and a world where everyone is free from discrimination, forced labor and child labor.</i><br />
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<i>ILRF works with allies and networks around the world – labor unions, consumer activists, religious and community-based organizations, human rights organizations, and student groups – to demand dignity and justice for workers. We build transnational campaigns in consultation with the workers who stand to benefit directly. And we have long term partnerships in key countries with the groups most committed to worker empowerment and able to advocate solutions.</i><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Please support this worthy cause. I<a href="http://www.laborrights.org/about">n the link you will find ongoing campaigns that you might wish to join.</a></span><br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming.<br />
This week we raise the<a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill"> issue of forced development </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. Please open the links and post them wherever you can.<br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
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Amnesty International offers its <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/">Write for Rights program.</a> Write like someone’s life depends on it. Sometimes a letter can change
someone’s life. That’s the premise of Write for Rights, Amnesty’s global
letter-writing campaign. Today, it’s one of the world’s biggest human
rights events.<br />
Every December, Amnesty supporters across the globe will write millions
of letters for those whose basic human rights are being attacked. They
are people like you, continuing a long tradition of writing letters to
right some of the world’s biggest wrongs.<br />
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And it’s not just letters – it could be petitions, emails, Tweets,
Facebook posts, photos, postcards. Your words really can change lives.
Join us. <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/?viewCampaign=58373">Here is a good example of what is needed.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-twenty-activists-arrested-after-peaceful-sit-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-ua-28816">Twenty activists o</a>f the youth movement Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) were arrested during a peaceful sit-in in the city of Goma on 21 December. They were protesting against President Kabila’s stay in power beyond the end of his second mandate on 19 December. Please call for their immediate release.<br />
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in line with the country's wave of attacks on labor rights, the
president of the largest University in Brazil, the University of São
Paulo (USP), Marco Antônio Zago, is stubbornly pursuing his declared
project to <i>‘eliminate trade unionism on campus’. </i><a href="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=3274">Please support the workers. </a><br />
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arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-44812373680737275832016-12-21T06:40:00.000-08:002016-12-21T06:52:50.315-08:00Human Rights Action Update December15-21<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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Established in 1972, <a href="http://www.acri.org.il/en/">ACRI is Israel’s oldest and largest human rights organization </a>and the only one dealing with the entire spectrum of rights
and civil liberties issues in Israel and the Occupied Territories. An
independent and non-partisan organization, ACRI’s mandate is to ensure
Israel’s accountability and respect for human rights, by addressing
violations committed by the Israeli authorities in Israel, the Occupied
Territories, or elsewhere.<br />
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ACRI is committed to promoting the universality of human rights and
defending the human rights and civil liberties of all, regardless of
religion, nationality, gender, ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual
orientation, or socioeconomic background.<br />
Since its inception, ACRI has been consistently successful in
bringing precedent-setting litigation to the Supreme Court and has
contributed significantly to the protection of human rights in Israel
and in the Occupied Territories. ACRI has built a solid reputation for
professionalism and integrity and is widely respected within the legal
community, and among decision makers, the media and the public at large.
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming.<br />
This week we raise the<a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill"> issue of forced development </a>and its deadly effect on uncontacted tribes. Please open the links and post them wherever you can.<br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.<br />
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This is the time of year to take action on human rights in a big way. </h3>
Amnesty International offers its <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/">Write for Rights program.</a> Write like someone’s life depends on it. Sometimes a letter can change
someone’s life. That’s the premise of Write for Rights, Amnesty’s global
letter-writing campaign. Today, it’s one of the world’s biggest human
rights events.<br />
Every December, Amnesty supporters across the globe will write millions
of letters for those whose basic human rights are being attacked. They
are people like you, continuing a long tradition of writing letters to
right some of the world’s biggest wrongs.<br />
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And it’s not just letters – it could be petitions, emails, Tweets,
Facebook posts, photos, postcards. Your words really can change lives.
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Two of the 30 men who had been in arbitrary detention in the prison at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters were released. At least five more were detained, but one of them was released on 17 December. There are currently at least 32 men arbitrarily detained in the NSS prison. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-three-freed-four-more-arbitrarily-detained-south-sudan-ua-8716">Please call for their immediate release from arbitrary detention.</a><br />
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Cuban graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado Machado (‘El Sexto’) has been transferred to another new detention center where he continues to be detained without charge since his arrest on 26 November. He is a prisoner of conscience who must be released immediately and unconditionally. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-demand-release-of-cuban-graffiti-artist-cuba-ua-27316">Please act on his behalf.</a><br />
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Nine journalists and board members of the opposition daily Cumhuriyet were imprisoned pending trial on 4 November. At least 112 journalists and other media workers have been remanded in pre-trial detention since the 15 July coup attempt and the declaration of the state of emergency on 21 July. A total of 169 media outlets have been shut down during the same period by executive decree. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-massive-crackdown-on-media-after-july-coup-attempt-turkey-ua-25316">Please call for their release and the restoration of press freedom. </a><br />
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Twelve workers are awaiting sentencing, and could receive up to three
years in prison, for protesting against the dismissal of union
representatives. The workers were arrested in June 2016 when riot police
stormed a peaceful protest outside the Korean-owned SAE-A Tecnotex
factory in a free trade zone in Tipitapa, Nicaragua. The union leaders
were dismissed after raising concerns about drinking water and
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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The news from Syria is heart-rending. Syrian families are facing impossible choices as they try to survive intensifying violence. There are risks at every turn, and parents worry whether they will see their children for another day. The circumstances are unimaginable.</div>
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The insurgents had surrounded her village. Armed fighters were
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Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
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<a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/uncontactedtribes">Uncontacted tribes </a>are the most vulnerable peoples on the
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We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
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Amnesty International offers its <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/">Write for Rights program.</a> Write like someone’s life depends on it. Sometimes a letter can change
someone’s life. That’s the premise of Write for Rights, Amnesty’s global
letter-writing campaign. Today, it’s one of the world’s biggest human
rights events.<br />
Every December, Amnesty supporters across the globe will write millions
of letters for those whose basic human rights are being attacked. They
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And it’s not just letters – it could be petitions, emails, Tweets,
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Malta has become the first country in <a class="u-underline" data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="auto-linked-tag" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</a>
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Native American activist Leonard Peltier has been imprisoned in the USA for over 40 years despite concerns over the fairness of his trial. <img alt="" src="http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/leonardnew.jpg" style="float: right; height: 225px; width: 225px;" />President Obama must grant him clemency before he leaves office. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-demand-clemency-for-leonard-peltier-usa-ua-3316">Please act for him.</a></div>
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Aung Win Hlaing, a member of the National Democratic Force party in Myanmar, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for a Facebook post critical of the President. He is a prisoner of conscience who must be immediately and unconditionally released. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-health-concern-for-prisoner-of-conscience-myanmar-ua-28116">Please raise your voice for him.</a><br />
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Azerbaijani youth activist Bayram Mammadov was sentenced to 10 years in prison on 8 December for a graffiti protest. Fellow activist Giyas Ibrahimov was also sentenced to 10 years in prison on 25 October. They are prisoners of conscience and should be released immediately. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-activist-sentenced-to-10-years-for-graffiti-protest-azerbaijan-ua-11416">Please demand their immediate release.<img alt="" src="http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/giyasandbayram_final_0.jpg" style="float: right; height: 144px; width: 250px;" /></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 as depicted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Holbein_the_Younger" title="Hans Holbein the Younger">Hans Holbein the Younger</a>. The Greek and Latin words on the book translate to "The Herculean Labors of Erasmus of Rotterdam".</span></td></tr>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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CHARITY CORNER </h2>
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This week we are promoting a local charity that fills a vital function. It is <a href="https://www.hillel.org.il/en/about">Hillel, the Right to Choose</a>, which is marking its 25th anniversary this week.. The mission statement:<i>"Hillel is an Israeli-nonprofit dedicated to helping young adults who have left the ultra-orthodox world lead successful lives as members of Israeli society. We believe that all people have the right to choose the lifestyle they want, and we therefore never try to convince anybody to change their lifestyle - we only help those who have already made an independent decision to become less religious. Leaving the ultra-orthodox world involves tremendous challenges, as those who leave are cut off by their families and communities, and do not have the education needed to get jobs. Hillel is the only organization in Israel dedicated to helping former ultra-orthodox Jews, and as such provides them with a full set of services including psychological counseling, housing, educational scholarships, vocational help, and mentorship. Our goal is to help every single one of our participants lead the lives they have always wanted."</i><br />
Please donate, this is a major human rights issue.</div>
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming. We send you to the <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow">campaign page</a> and urge you to choose a cause to support. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vyQScYD2AA">View this video. </a><br />
In particular, we point out the terrible effects of the <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/11519">"death road"</a> that will cut through 270 km of the Amazon’s most biodiverse and sensitive protected areas.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The Amazon Uncontacted Frontier, a large area on the Peru-Brazil border that is home to the highest concentration of uncontacted tribes in the world." class="screen-image" src="http://assets.survivalinternational.org/pictures/12047/amazon-uncontacted-frontier-map-final_article_column.jpg" data-retina-available="" height="254" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" true="" width="400" /></td></tr>
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The Amazon Uncontacted Frontier, a large
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Please note the issues involved and help this story go viral on all your social networks. We hope to shame the congress of Peru into rejecting this road as it did in the past.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""A recently contacted Mastanahua man. If the plans go ahead, many more tribal people in the Amazon Uncontacted Frontier will face the catastrophe of first contact."" class="screen-image" data-retina-available="" height="254" src="http://assets.survivalinternational.org/pictures/212/peru-mast-dh-02_article_column.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" true="" width="400" /></td></tr>
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"A recently contacted Mastanahua man. If
the plans go ahead, many more tribal people in the Amazon Uncontacted
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
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This is the time of year to take action on human rights in a big way. </h3>
Amnesty International offers its <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/">Write for Rights program.</a><br />
Write like someone’s life depends on it. Sometimes a letter can change
someone’s life. That’s the premise of Write for Rights, Amnesty’s global
letter-writing campaign. Today, it’s one of the world’s biggest human
rights events.<br />
Every December, Amnesty supporters across the globe will write millions
of letters for those whose basic human rights are being attacked. They
are people like you, continuing a long tradition of writing letters to
right some of the world’s biggest wrongs.<br />
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And it’s not just letters – it could be petitions, emails, Tweets,
Facebook posts, photos, postcards. Your words really can change lives.
Join us. <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/?viewCampaign=58373">Here is a good example of what is needed.</a><br />
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Urgent Action Victory! Texas Court Blocks Execution </h3>
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On 2 December, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution to John Battaglia, a 61-year-old man who was scheduled to be executed in Texas on 7 December. The stay is for the Court to be able to review the question of his mental competence.<br />
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Urgent Action Victory! - Detained Kashmiri Human Rights Defender Released </h3>
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Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, was released from administrative detention on 30 November, five days after a court ruled his detention under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act arbitrary and illegal.<br />
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Andrés Moreno Febres-Cordero, Marco Trejo, James Mathison and César Cuellar were granted conditional release in late November after having been arrested for producing a video for the opposition party Primero Justicia. They are worryingly being tried for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/urgent-action-update-young-men-to-be-prosecuted-by-military-tribunal-venezuela-ua-24216">Please act on their behalf.</a><br />
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Take Action! - Founder Of Human Rights Website Detained For 'Subversion' </h3>
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Liu Feiyue, founder and director of Hubei-based human rights website “Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch” (http://www.msguancha.com), has been detained for subversion and if convicted, could face life imprisonment. He has no access to a lawyer or family and is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-founder-of-human-rights-website-detained-for-subversion-china-ua-27416">Please demand information of his whereabouts and call for his release.</a><br />
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In recent years, the government of Kazakhstan has been limiting trade union rights and freedoms.<br />
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<br />arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-37861494576979373942016-12-06T03:40:00.001-08:002016-12-06T03:40:26.338-08:00Take Action Now - Amnesty International USA<a href="http://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=27118">Take Action Now - Amnesty International USA</a>arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-2195419553706249822016-11-30T05:33:00.000-08:002016-11-30T05:33:12.568-08:00Human Rights Action Update November 23-30<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfDhrVfqel7K2DREKzw81YYApemNDBgeDpqF9AXQjzM5Jbm9BvF_UW2Ky2TuHby-7FZrIu5mnysoOc0CBtvdo3zMu2Vn3_VQMQqirgapqNUbf86HHIzb9zemIrU8nccQFHDSd9F0kvdju/s1600/miriam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfDhrVfqel7K2DREKzw81YYApemNDBgeDpqF9AXQjzM5Jbm9BvF_UW2Ky2TuHby-7FZrIu5mnysoOc0CBtvdo3zMu2Vn3_VQMQqirgapqNUbf86HHIzb9zemIrU8nccQFHDSd9F0kvdju/s1600/miriam.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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CHARITY CORNER </h2>
This week we call your attention the <a href="http://www.cvt.org/">Center for Victims of Torture</a>. Their missions are many, one of them healing.<br />
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Healing the Wounds of Torture</h4>
<i>We rebuild lives by extending healing care to survivors of torture. Our healing care in Minnesota, Georgia, Africa and the Middle East restores hope so survivors can once again live healthy, productive and peaceful lives.They have a <a href="https://www.charitywatch.org/ratings-and-metrics/center-for-victims-of-torture/354">high rating from Charity Navigator</a>. </i>Please donate.<br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming. We send you to the <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow">campaign page</a> and urge you to choose a cause to support. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vyQScYD2AA">View this video. </a><br />
Tribal peoples are the best conservationists and guardians of
the natural world. But they are being illegally evicted from their
ancestral homelands in the name of conservation. They face arrest and
beatings, torture and death, while big game trophy hunters are
encouraged. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/petitions/tribal-people-the-best-conservationists">Please join the call </a>for a new approach to conservation.<br />
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We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
supply chains cannot be overemphasized.<br />
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A major food component, palm oil, is obtained by child labor. <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/11/sustainable-palm-oil-abuse-exposed/">Read the report from Amnesty International</a> and protest to the corporations that exploit child labor. Nine multinational companies confirmed they get palm oil from Wilmar's
Indonesia operations, but only two would confirm which products the palm
oil goes in. Tweet at your favorite brands to ask companies if they
are using palm oil tainted by human rights abuses.<br />
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<img alt="Child transporting a wheelbarrow full of heavy palm fruit bunches over a narrow bridge on a plantation that was investigated in North Sumatra, name of company and location withheld for safety." class="image--fullwidth print-hidden lazyloaded" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><img alt="Child transporting a wheelbarrow full of heavy palm fruit bunches over a narrow bridge on a plantation that was investigated in North Sumatra, name of company and location withheld for safety." class="image--fullwidth print-hidden lazyloaded" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><img alt="Child transporting a wheelbarrow full of heavy palm fruit bunches over a narrow bridge on a plantation that was investigated in North Sumatra, name of company and location withheld for safety." class="image--fullwidth print-hidden lazyloaded" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><br />
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This is the time of year to take action on human rights in a big way. </h3>
Amnesty International offers its <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/">Write for Rights program.</a><br />
Write like someone’s life depends on it. Sometimes a letter can change someone’s life. That’s the premise of Write for Rights, Amnesty’s global letter-writing campaign. Today, it’s one of the world’s biggest human rights events.<br />
Every December, Amnesty supporters across the globe will write millions of letters for those whose basic human rights are being attacked. They are people like you, continuing a long tradition of writing letters to right some of the world’s biggest wrongs.<br />
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Take Action! - Peaceful Activist Sentenced To A Year In Prison </h3>
Peaceful Papuan political activist, Steven Itlay, has been convicted of ‘incitement’ and sentenced to one year imprisonment in Timika, Papua province. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-peaceful-activist-sentenced-to-a-year-in-prison-indonesia-ua-8016">Please call for his immediate and unconditional release.</a><br /><br />
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<br />Beijing human rights lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, has not been heard from since 21 November when he was due to board a train to Beijing from Changsha, Hunan. He has been previously detained and is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-missing-lawyer-at-risk-of-torture-china-ua-27216">Please call for an immediate,</a> impartial, independent and effective investigation into Jiang Tianyang's fate and whereabouts, with public disclosure of its findings and bringing those responsible to justice.<br /><br /><br />
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<br />Mamadou Sajo Jallow, an ex-deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has been held incommunicado for more than two months at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) without access to his family or a lawyer. He remains in detention despite a court granting him bail. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-ex-government-official-held-incommunicado-gambia-ua-26716">Please call for his immediate release.</a><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/mamadou_sajo_jallow_002.jpg" style="float: right; height: 235px; width: 215px;" /><br /><br />
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375 registered associations and NGOs were permanently closed and their assets seized following an executive decree No. 677 issued on 22 November. NGOs whose activities had been suspended on 11 November are among those who appear on the list of closed organizations. Even under the state of emergency, this closure cannot be justified.<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/more-action-needed-hundreds-of-ngos-permanently-closed-turkey-ua-25816"> Please call for repeal of the decree and the reopening of the NGO's.</a><br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.walkfree.org/nevsun-in-eritrea/"><br /></a>arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-53482096744612042952016-11-23T03:28:00.001-08:002016-11-27T11:08:54.904-08:00Human Rights Action Update November 16-23<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfDhrVfqel7K2DREKzw81YYApemNDBgeDpqF9AXQjzM5Jbm9BvF_UW2Ky2TuHby-7FZrIu5mnysoOc0CBtvdo3zMu2Vn3_VQMQqirgapqNUbf86HHIzb9zemIrU8nccQFHDSd9F0kvdju/s1600/miriam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfDhrVfqel7K2DREKzw81YYApemNDBgeDpqF9AXQjzM5Jbm9BvF_UW2Ky2TuHby-7FZrIu5mnysoOc0CBtvdo3zMu2Vn3_VQMQqirgapqNUbf86HHIzb9zemIrU8nccQFHDSd9F0kvdju/s1600/miriam.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miriam, Human Rights defender, 1947-2012</td></tr>
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Survival International provides a useful <a href="http://embassy.goabroad.com/">tool</a> for locating the embassy of any country in your country. http://embassy.goabroad.com/ You can also<a href="https://embassy-finder.com/"> find embassies</a> at https://embassy-finder.com/</div>
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This week we call your attention to<a href="https://www.oxfam.org/"> Oxfam International</a>, a most effective NGO that is one of the first, if not the first relief body on site when a disaster strikes.<br />
Oxfam is an international confederation of 18 organizations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries. Their mission:<br />
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<i>One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty.<br /><br />Around the globe, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them.<br /><br />In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty.</i> </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hassana, 25, from Nigeria, holds her 11-month-old daughter Fanta outside the small makeshift shelter in which they live in north eastern Niger." height="199" src="https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/styles/feature-homepage/public/summary_pictures/ogb_101383_west_africa_crisis_niger_hassana_440x300.jpg?itok=5P0fMtbg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Hassana, 25, from Nigeria, holds her 11-month-old daughter Fanta outside the small makeshift shelter in which they live in north eastern Niger." width="400" /></td></tr>
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region, has forced more than 2.6 million people to flee terrifying
violence in Nigeria, Niger and Chad. Having left everything behind,
their homes ruined and their lives completely disrupted, they live in
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
a long list of cases in which a letter from you can and will make a
difference. Please open this link and write at least one letter. This
link will be a permanent feature on our blog and we would be grateful if
you gave it a bit of attention each week. We suggest going down the
list in the order given. The letters are pre-written for you. All you
need to do is send them. It would be nice also if a donation to Survival
International could be forthcoming. We send you to the <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow">campaign page</a> and urge you to choose a cause to support. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vyQScYD2AA">View this video. </a><br />
This week we direct your attention to <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/aboriginals">the aboriginal people of Australia. </a><br />
There are many ways to help them, vid. the end of the web page.<br />
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
against slavery worldwide. This week we refer you to the the <a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_246549/lang--en/index.htm">ILO’s Protocol on Forced Labo</a>r which is all about modern slavery. We call your
attention to the <a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/">anti slavery campaign.</a> There you can sign up for action updates.The importance of checking your sellers'
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<a href="http://www.antislavery.org/english/campaigns/victim_protection_campaign/domestic_workers_action.aspx">Help victims of enslavement in the UK.</a> It should not be tolerated anywhere, but certainly not in a country of Western Europe.<br />
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CUBA </h2>
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Take Action! - Human Rights Lawyers Face Intimidation By Authorities </h3>
Members of Cubalex, a Havana-based organization of human rights lawyers, have been subjected to months of harassment and intimidation by the Cuban authorities for their work. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-human-rights-lawyers-face-harrassment-by-authorities-cuba-ua-26116">Please protest </a>to the Cuban authorities<br />
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FRANCE </h2>
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Take Action! - Two Young Men At Serious Risk If Returned To Sudan </h3>
Two young Sudanese nationals are at risk of being forcibly returned from France to Sudan, where they would be at real risk of serious human rights violations. The two men are in a detention centre near Paris awaiting their expulsion. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-two-young-men-at-serious-risk-if-returned-to-sudan-france-ua-26216">Please act on their behalf.</a><br />
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More Action Needed! - Social Leader Remains In Arbitrary Detention </h3>
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The social leader Milagro Sala has been arbitrarily detained since 16 January. The Argentine government has not complied with the UN decision of 27 October ordering her immediate release. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/more-action-needed-social-leader-remains-in-arbitrary-detention-argentina-ua-1316">Please call for her immediate release.</a><br />
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MYANMAR </h2>
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Take Action! - Safety Concern For Communities In Northern Rakhine State </h3>
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After attacks on police outposts in the north of Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the authorities initiated a major security operation placing thousands of already vulnerable people at risk. Amid reports of human rights violations by security forces, access for humanitarian organizations, independent journalists and human rights monitors has been restricted. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-safety-concern-for-communities-in-northern-rakhine-state-myanmar-ua-25616">Please raise your voice in protest.</a> We<a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/21/burma-new-wave-destruction-rohingya-villages"> append a description</a> of what is happening every day to the Rohingya population.<br />
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Annie Alfred is like any other child in Malawi, but some people believe her body has magic powers. Annie was born with albinism, an inherited condition that prevents her skin cells from producing enough color. And like other people with albinism in Malawi, Annie could be killed for her body parts because some think this will make them rich. Thousands like Annie are at risk. Demand that Malawi protect people with albinism from murder. <a href="https://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=55924&ac=W1611EAW4R2&ea.url.id=776617">Please sign the petition calling for protection for albinos.</a><br />
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<img align="left" class="campaignphoto" src="http://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/images/esmail.jpg" hspace="5" />Teacher union leader from Tehran, Mr Esmail Abdi has been sentenced to six-year jail on bogus charges, including one for “assembling and colluding against national security”. These charges are unjust and contravene various human right conventions, including those protecting freedom of expression and association, as well as the right of unions to be consulted on education policies. The authorities are attempting to silence teachers’ grievances through repression and the extended incarceration of unionists and activists. <a href="https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=3223">Please join the protest.</a>If you get my details, erase them and add your own.<br />
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This week we mark the fourth anniversary of the loss of our beloved Miriam. Friends and human rights activists will gather at her grave on Friday to remember her together.<br />
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CHARITY CORNER </h2>
This week we call your attention to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/nov/16/new-zealand-earthquake-help-stranded-kaikoura-live">7.8 Richter earthquake that hit New Zealand </a>on Monday. We ask you to donate to the New Zealand Red Cross who appear to be the only NGO on the scene. <a href="https://www.redcross.org.nz/donate/november-2016-earthquake-appeal/">Please help.</a><br />
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
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This week we ask you to <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/bushmen">inform yourself about the Bushmen of Africa and to take steps </a>on their behalf. <br />
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Bushman woman Xoroxloo Duxee from the
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THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY</h2>
We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
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17 Angola Youth Activists Granted Amnesty </h3>
The 17 Angolan youth activists arrested, detained and convicted for attending a meeting to discuss politics and governance concerns in the country were granted amnesty by the Supreme Court on 16 September. Instead of the amnesty, 16 of them would prefer to have their conviction quashed.<br /> No further action is requested of the UA network. Many thanks to those who sent appeals.<br /><br />
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Take Action! Human Rights Lawyer Faces Up To 15 Years' Imprisonment </h3>
Human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri (also known as June) faces an unfair trial in a military court together with 14 peaceful student activists she legally represented in June 2015. If convicted, she could face up to fifteen years’ imprisonment. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-human-rights-lawyer-faces-up-to-15-years-imprisonment-thailand-ua-24516">Please call for the dropping of these unjust charges.</a><br /><br /><br />
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India </h2>
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More Action Needed! - Detained Journalist Beaten For Peaceful Protest </h3>
Police in Chhattisgarh, a state in Central India, used batons to beat detained journalist Santosh Yadav and seven other prisoners for protesting against the quality of food served in the Jagdalpur central jail. Santosh Yadav’s relatives say they have not been allowed to see him since the incident. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/more-action-needed-detained-journalist-beaten-for-peaceful-protest-india-ua-22415">Please join the protest </a>against mistreatment of prisoners in India.<br />
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Take Action! - End Harassment Of Human Rights Lawyer And Family </h3>
Prominent lawyer Elchin Sadigov was threatened by an official from the Ministry of the Interior for exposing torture of his client on 2 November. Since then, he and his family have been subjected to harassment, including online. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-end-harassment-of-human-rights-lawyer-and-family-azerbaijan-ua-25216">Please call for an investigation and protection for him.</a><br /><br />
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Take Action! - Halt Execution For Drug-Related Conviction </h3>
The execution of Nigerian national Chijioke Stephen Obioha has been set for 18 November. He was convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore and was given the mandatory death sentence. A new clemency application is pending before the President. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-halt-execution-for-drug-related-conviction-singapore-ua-25416">Please support his plea for clemency </a>and call for the abolition of the death penalty.<br />
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PAKISTAN</h2>
Pepsico is refusing to recognize a union of its women workers. PepsiCo has responded to the workers' demand for rights and recognition
by harassing and threatening union officers, pressuring workers to leave
the union and creating a bogus union to usurp collective bargaining
rights.<a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#inbox/1584d6e7b67f5c40"> Please click to send Pepsico a message.</a><br />
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USA</h2>
This not a call for action, but a report on an incident in California which shows how racism and police brutality work together. Ali Afshar a California physician was driving along when he saw a black
man in police custody. As you may or may not know, the incidence and
relapse rates of schizophrenia in African-Caribbean males in Western
countries has been reported as being much higher than equivalent white
male cohorts. E.g.<br />
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<i>We found remarkably high IRRs (</i><i><span class="st"><i>inter-rater reliability</i>) </span>for
both schizophrenia and manic psychosis in both African-Caribbeans
(schizophrenia 9.1, manic psychosis 8.0) and Black Africans
(schizophrenia 5.8, manic psychosis 6.2) in men and women </i>Fearon et al, 2006 <br />
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He saw what looked like severe mental issues with the prisoner and stopped to offer medical help. <a href="http://portside.org/2016-10-22/4-white-male-policemen-who-beat-me-checking-health-sick-black-man-their-custody%E2%80%A6">The reaction of the cops is something you must read.</a> <br />
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arkee_titanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192228041973903561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912206783980778391.post-72979103758387688832016-11-09T08:04:00.000-08:002016-11-09T08:14:19.346-08:00Human Rights Action Blog Update November 2-9<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfDhrVfqel7K2DREKzw81YYApemNDBgeDpqF9AXQjzM5Jbm9BvF_UW2Ky2TuHby-7FZrIu5mnysoOc0CBtvdo3zMu2Vn3_VQMQqirgapqNUbf86HHIzb9zemIrU8nccQFHDSd9F0kvdju/s1600/miriam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfDhrVfqel7K2DREKzw81YYApemNDBgeDpqF9AXQjzM5Jbm9BvF_UW2Ky2TuHby-7FZrIu5mnysoOc0CBtvdo3zMu2Vn3_VQMQqirgapqNUbf86HHIzb9zemIrU8nccQFHDSd9F0kvdju/s1600/miriam.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
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CHARITY CORNER </h2>
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This week we call your attention to a major international human rights defender, <a href="https://donate.hrw.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1908&ea.campaign.id=36711">Human Rights Watch.</a> They monitor human rights violations around the world. Their mission statement:"Human Rights Watch exposes human rights abuses
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</h2>
Indigenous tribes do not simply die out. They are killed by the actions of so-called civilized nations. <a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>provides
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Tribal peoples are the best conservationists and
guardians of the natural world. But they are being illegally evicted
from their ancestral homelands in the name of conservation. They face
arrest and beatings, torture and death, while big game trophy hunters
are encouraged.<br />
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We have added this section to the blog in order to join the struggle
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of conscience Rosmit Mantilla was scheduled to undergo surgery on 31
October, however, despite a court order, agents of the Bolivarian
National Intelligence Service have taken him back to prison, where he
was placed in a punishment cell while his health continues to deteriorate. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/more-action-needed-lgbt-activist-and-prisoner-of-conscience-requires-medical-care-venezuela-ua-2016">Please act on his behalf.</a></div>
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Andrés Moreno Febres-Cordero, Marco Trejo, James Mathison and
César Cuellar were arrested at the end of September for producing a
video for the opposition party Primero Justicia. They are worryingly
being tried for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of
expression.<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-four-young-men-arrested-after-publishing-video-venezuela-ua-24216"> Please call for their release since no crime has been committed.</a></div>
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addressed to his wife and published on a news website on 1 November,
prisoner of conscience Ildar Dadin revealed that prison staff, including
the director of the prison colony in Segezha, in the Karelia region of
Russia, have beaten and tortured him since his arrival on 10 September. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-prisoner-of-conscience-writes-of-torture-russian-federation-ua-24716">Please act for him.</a></div>
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Three activists have been convicted for organising a peaceful
protest in 2014 and have been ordered by the court to pay substantial
fines. <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-activists-fined-for-peaceful-protest-singapore-ua-24916">Please call for the</a> quashing of their convictions and the cancellation of the fines.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Take Action! - Massive Crackdown On Media After July Coup Attempt </span></h3>
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Nine journalists and board members of the opposition daily
Cumhuriyet were imprisoned pending trial on 4 November. At least 112
journalists and other media workers have been remanded in pre-trial
detention since the 15 July coup attempt and the declaration of the
state of emergency on 21 July. A total of 169 media outlets have been
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<a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/take-action-massive-crackdown-on-media-after-july-coup-attempt-turkey-ua-25316">Please call for their release and dropping of charges. </a></div>
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