Friday, October 30, 2015

AI Madison Group #139 Weekly Update - October 30, 2015

Greetings Everyone!
     This morning we have SEVEN Online petitions, EIGHT Urgent Actions, SIX Members Links & Petitions, ELEVEN Human Rights News items, TWO videos, TEN blog topics, FOUR contributors, and FIVE Events. Are you ready to get to work!
     Although Raif Badawi has just received the Sakharov Prize, there is also a rumor that his floggings in Saudi Arabia will continue today. We will be watching and thinking of him and his family today. For more information about Raif, click here
     If you are in California, don't miss this event by one of our members, Dr. Kioumehr. She will be presenting, "Ending Gun Violence by Creating a Peace Culture on Nov 3, 2015."
     We have also added a 2015 Write for Rights tab to our website which describes each of this year's cases and what you can do to help them. We will be featuring two cases a week in our Weekly Update. Write for Rights is an annual Amnesty International initiative held between December 4 and December 14 and coincides with International Human Rights Day on December 10th.
     It's been a busy week. Thank you to our contributors and thank you to our members who take the time out of their busy lives to change the world.
    
     -Debbie, Weekly Update Editor

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