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The strength of Amnesty International is its worldwide membership; when we speak out on behalf of others' human rights, we are protecting those rights for everyone, including ourselves. Amnesty International Group 15 is the local voice of Amnesty International USA, and part of a worldwide campaign movement working to promote the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. If you share our passion for protecting and defending human rights around the world, and here at home, Amnesty International Group 15 offers an effective way to help. We would be pleased to welcome you to any or all of our activities. Join us at our next meeting, or check our calendar for all AI Group 15 upcoming events and directions.
Monthly Meetings ( 3rd Tuesday
of the month - NO JULY MEETING)
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Amnesty International Group 15 Adopts the
Demand Dignity Campaign
Millions of people are imprisoned in poverty. Thousands die each
day from hunger and preventable disease. Untold numbers go without clean water,
education, and work. But poverty is not "natural"; nor is it intractable. Far
too often, it arises from human rights violations perpetrated by governments,
corporations, and international institutions. "It is," as Nelson Mandela said,
"man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings."
Amnesty International is taking a stand beside people around the world who are
asserting their rights to lead lives of dignity. By lending our traditional
strengths of research and activism to the cause of eliminating human rights
violations that are both the cause and result of poverty, we can make a
difference in the lives of millions of people around the world and help realize
the vision of human dignity articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.
In coming year, Group 15 will address some of those specific issues at the intersection of poverty and human rights:
Human Trafficking, including sex and child slavery, child soldiers
Family Health, including maternal mortality
The Slave Next Door ~
Riz Kahn discusses slavery and human trafficking
in the US and what should be done by the US government
Click here
to view The Slave Next Door - Part 2
Feb. 02, 2010 Swiss Government Approves
Asylum for Two GITMO Uighurs
GENEVA -- The Swiss government on Wednesday approved the
resettlement of two Chinese inmates at Guantanamo as part of its commitment to
help President Barack Obama's administration close the detention center.
Click to read the full story
Ahmad’s leg was
amputated soon after his arrival in Guantanamo, and a prosthetic device was
supplied by the U.S. military. The prosthesis was never fitted properly. As a
result, Ahmad’s mobility has been very limited and he experiences chronic pain.
Whether he is walking, sitting, or standing, the prosthesis rubs against his
residual limb. This causes blistering, which is aggravated in the hot, humid
climate of Palau.
June 2009 - Four Uighurs Freed from GITMO - Resettled in Bermuda
WASHINGTON — Four Chinese Muslims
detained at
Guantanamo
Bay
prison were recently freed
and resettled in Bermuda, sparking complaints from China and Britain even as the Obama administration tried to iron out details for sending more detainees to the
Pacific island of Palau.
The four were among 17 Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, picked up in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2001. They remained at the military detention center in Cuba even after the U.S. government had determined they weren't enemy combatants and should be released. Their fate was in limbo for months while courts and nations debated their future. read more....
"I went swimming in the ocean for the first time
ever yesterday, and it was the happiest day of my life,”
Salahidin Abdulahat,
32,
told The New York Times."
View a Slideshow of the Four Released Uighurs
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