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Monday, July 6, 2015

Human Rights Watch: Week in Rights - July 2, 2015

 
 


  • Witness: An Aerial Attack Killed his Family - Walid's Story
  • Dispatches: Elections Begin in Burundi in a Climate of Fear
  • In the Dominican Republic, Thousands at Risk of Expulsion to Haiti
  • Thailand's Junta Arrests 14 Student Activists
  • US: Supreme Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage
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Welcome to AI Group #139

Welcome to AI Group #139
Welcome to Amnesty International Local Group 139, Madison, WI. We promote human rights through posting actions, news, and videos from Amnesty International and other human rights organizations. Some of these postings may not reflect the official position of Amnesty International. NOTE: We do not raise or advocate donations to any of the organizations in our postings.

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Write for Rights 2022 Online Petitions

  • Bangladesh: Shahnewaz Chowdhury - Facing prison for a Facebook post
  • Cameroon: Dorgelesse Nguessan - Jailed for attending her first protest
  • Cuba: Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara - Artist jailed for protecting freedom of expression
  • France: Zineb Redouane - Killed by a tear gas grenade
  • Hong Kong: Chow Hang-Tung - Jailed for remembering victims of deadly crackdown
  • Iran: Vahid Afkari - Tortured and unjustly jailed for protesting
  • Morocco/Western Sahara: Nasser Zefzafi - Locked up for 20 years for demanding change
  • Paraguay: Yren Rotela and Mariana Sepúlveda - Don't tell us who we are
  • Russia: Aleksandra Skochilenko - She opposed the war, now she faces prison
  • Zembabwe: Joanah Mamombe, Netsai Marova, and Cecillia Chimbiri - Abducted, beaten, sexually assaulted, and jailed for protesting
  • To take action on all petitions -- click here!

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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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