Human Rights Action update May 10-16

Miriam, human rights defender 1947-2012

First some good news of long overdue justice. During the military dictatorship of José Efrain Ríos Montt, around 200,000 people, almost all of them members of Guatemala’s indigenous population, were killed or disappeared. He has now been convicted of genocide and sentenced to 80 years imprisonment. We hope this will deter other mass killers.

TARGET AND SLAVE-GROWN COTTON.
We have raised this issue before, but we ask you, especially readers in North American, to tell Target that the use of slave-grown cotton from Uzbekhistan is unacceptable.






CHILD LABOR IN MALI GOLD MINES
Children are being forced to work in the gold mines of Mali often with toxic substances. Please sign the petition to put a  stop to this vile practice.




HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN ERITREA
After 20 years of independence, freedom is still elusive for the people of Eritrea. Please join the Amnesty International call for stopping the dictatorial behavior of the government.

Eritrea prisoners composite image.© Private