Amnesty International - Madison #139

Pages

  • Home
  • About Us/Join Us
  • Urgent Actions
  • Reports, Presentations, Talks
  • Videos & Podcasts
  • Online Petitions
  • Human Rights News
  • News Updates
  • AI #139 Photos
  • Donate to Group #139

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Human Rights Watch: This Week in Rights - July 14, 2016

Human Rights Watch
  • Kickbacks and Killings: A Brazilian Cop Tells His Story
  •  Italy Wakes Up to Xenophobia
  •  Horror and Heartbreak in Oman
  •  Philippine Officials Shrug at Surge in Drug Killings
  •  Forced Anal Exams Humiliate, Violate Victims, Video (3:10 min) 
  • "They bear all the pain" 
Posted by dknit at 5:50 PM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Newer Post Older Post Home

Write for Rights 2024

  • Help release Neth now
  • Fighting to save their ancestral lands
  • Create a world where no one is left behind
  • Join Joel's fight for justice!
  • Free environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach
  • Defend Sebnem against intimidation and harassment
  • Abducted and jailed for demanding change
  • Demand freedom for Manahel
  • Free Egyptian student Oqpa Hashad

Search this website:

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.

Contact Us

For Membership, Donations, AI Madison Group #139 Weekly Updates, or any questions:

Email amnestymadison139@gmail.com or azamnrad@gmail.com

We're also on Facebook and Twitter!

2023 Nowruz Action Cases

  • Zeynab Jalalian
  • Narges Mohammadi
  • Niloufar Bayani
  • Toomaj Salehi
  • Vahid Afkari
  • Ahmadreza Djalali
  • Zahra Sedeghi-Hamadani
  • To view all 2023 Nowruz Action cases, click here!

Featured Website Posts

  • AI Annual Report 2022/23: The State of the World's Human Rights

Amnesty International Actions Now!

  • Amnesty International URGENT ACTIONS

Amnesty International Victories

  • AIUSA Victories
  • Good News from AI-Canada
  • Good News from AI-UK

Featured Amnesty International and Human Rights Videos

  • The Amnesty ABCs: Learning to Lobby
  • Women will be Silent No More
  • The Power of Words - Amnesty International Canada
  • Amnesty International at 50 Video
  • Human Rights Day Video
  • Click here for Archived Videos

Calendar of Events

  • AIUSA Events
  • UW-Madison Center for the Humanities Calendar of Events

Group #139 of Amnesty International Website Posts

  • ►  2025 (9)
    • ►  May (1)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (2)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ►  2024 (17)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  April (2)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ►  2023 (32)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (2)
  • ►  2022 (73)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (15)
    • ►  October (12)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (7)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ►  2021 (72)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (4)
    • ►  September (11)
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (9)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (6)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2020 (97)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (6)
    • ►  October (9)
    • ►  September (12)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (11)
    • ►  April (10)
    • ►  March (8)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (11)
  • ►  2019 (102)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  September (11)
    • ►  August (9)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (9)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (9)
    • ►  March (13)
    • ►  February (8)
    • ►  January (12)
  • ►  2018 (181)
    • ►  December (13)
    • ►  November (16)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  September (13)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (13)
    • ►  June (13)
    • ►  May (14)
    • ►  April (14)
    • ►  March (24)
    • ►  February (15)
    • ►  January (25)
  • ►  2017 (187)
    • ►  December (22)
    • ►  November (20)
    • ►  October (25)
    • ►  September (17)
    • ►  August (17)
    • ►  July (15)
    • ►  June (12)
    • ►  May (19)
    • ►  April (15)
    • ►  March (16)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ▼  2016 (1103)
    • ►  December (56)
    • ►  November (66)
    • ►  October (113)
    • ►  September (104)
    • ►  August (118)
    • ▼  July (93)
      • Iran: Congratulations! United for Iran Turns Seven...
      • AI Madison Group #139 Weekly Update - July 29, 2016
      • America: Gun Violence - FACTS and VIDEO
      • Indonesia: Stop the Executions - ACTIONS
      • Amnesty International - July NEWSLETTER
      • Amnesty International Insider - NEWSLETTER July
      • Guantanamo: Let Mohamedou Slahi Go Home - ONLINE P...
      • U.S. 'Looking Into' Reports Iran Detained American...
      • Indonesia: In less than 72-hours they will face th...
      • Indonesia: They took them to execution island - SE...
      • Iran: More Than 250 People Executed So Far In 2016...
      • UN: Right To Health, Colombia And US Congress - NEWS
      • Iran: Day 115 #FreeNazanin Dual Standards - UPDATE...
      • Colombia: Shut Down the Gibraltar Gas Plant in U'w...
      • Sarayaku Indigenous People and Amnesty Internation...
      • Stop the torture of kids in youth detention - ONLI...
      • Saudi Arabia: Iran and Saudi Arabia execute more t...
      • In Iran, female landmine survivors are third-class...
      • Amnesty International URGENT ACTIONS - July 22 to ...
      • AI Madison Group #139 Member List of "Other" Links...
      • AI Madison Group #139 Weekly Update - July 22, 2016
      • Iran: Day 109 #FreeNazanin Update on "David Camero...
      • Raif still behind bars: Suspend Saudi Arabia from ...
      • We Rise With Yazidi Women! One Billion Rising & Ya...
      • Can you join us in D.C. for the Disarm Hate Rally?...
      • Pakistan: End impunity for so-called ‘honour’ crim...
      • Know Your Rights When Protesting - PRESS RELEASE J...
      • Brazil: End police violence at the Rio 2016 Olympi...
      • USA: Amnesty International Observers at the RNC - ...
      • Saudi Arabia: End Male Guardianship - VIDEOS
      • Suspend Saudi Arabia from UN Human Rights Council ...
      • Iranian News Links
      • UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention demands im...
      • Iran is putting political prisoners' lives at risk...
      • Stop the deportation of a loving, hardworking fath...
      • Membership Call on AIUSA's Anti-Gun Violence Campa...
      • Iran: Saman Naseem sends a heartfelt thank you fro...
      • Your Women's Rights News - Summer 2016 NEWSLETTER
      • Iran: Sick Prisoner of Conscience, Saeed Hosseinz...
      • The Human Rights of Protestors: Political Conventi...
      • Amnesty International URGENT ACTIONS - July 15 to ...
      • AI Madison Group #139 Member List of "Other" Links...
      • Brazil: Stop police brutality - ONLINE PETITION
      • Mauritania: Nine Anti-Slavery Activists Held Incom...
      • AI Madison Group #139 Weekly Update - July 15, 2016
      • UK: Speak out against hate - ONLINE MESSGE (UK only)
      • Human Rights Watch: This Week in Rights - July 14,...
      • The Global Goals #WhatIreallyreallywant - VIDEO (1...
      • Racial Justice Tipping Point- Conference Call July...
      • USA: Send Chelsea Manning a message - ONLINE MESSAGE
      • Angola: Angolan Youth Activist Must be Released - ...
      • Lake Chad: The Crisis You Never Knew Existed
      • Colombia: Threat against journalists risks further...
      • USA: Help stop police use of lethal force - ONLINE...
      • Australia: #10things Prime Minister Turnbull must ...
      • Stop the Prejudice Against Girls of Color in Schoo...
      • Assault weapons should not be used by civilians an...
      • AIUSA Keeping You Connected 9 July 2016
      • Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch Column - July ...
      • Initial Report from NATO Counter-Summit - Warsaw -...
      • Our View Program - Interview with Dr. Farideh Kiou...
      • "Humanity and the Planet Come First" for the Clima...
      • Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to...
      • Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to...
      • AI Madison Group #139 Member List of "Other" Links...
      • Amnesty International URGENT ACTIONS - July 8 to J...
      • Suspend Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Coun...
      • Togo: Prisoners of Conscience, Seven Men Still in ...
      • Egypt: Stop Harrassing Human Rights Defenders - UR...
      • Maldives: First execution in 60 years now imminent...
      • Paramilitaries Continue Rampage In Colombia: The C...
      • Call on the government of the United States to ado...
      • What's the America you believe in? - WEBINAR July ...
      • Human Rights Watch: The Week in Rights - July 7, 2016
      • UK Newsletter: Stop the Traffik - NEWS and ACTIONS
      • Peru: Risk of Impunity in Cases of Forced Steriliz...
      • President Obama COMPLETE REMARKS at Dallas Memoria...
      • It's not too late: Lobby by calling/tweeting - ACT...
      • Kuwait: Bidun Defender, Abdulhakim al-Fadhli, Beat...
      • AI Madison Group #139 Weekly Update - July 8,2016
      • Iran: URGENT ACTION UPDATE - Iranian human rights ...
      • Vacancies: AIUSA Board of Directors & the 2017 ICM...
      • Iran: 5 July -Birthday of anti-censorship activist...
      • Iran: "David Cameron MP: Free Nazanin Ratcliffe" -...
      • Malaysia: This Facebook post sent a student to jai...
      • GOOD NEWS: Read these amazing successful stories f...
      • 6 New Gun Control Laws Enacted In California, As G...
      • Iran: Trade unionist, Jafar Azimzadeh, granted lea...
      • Iran: Social media solidarity action for Mohammad ...
      • Amnesty International URGENT ACTIONS - July 1 to J...
      • AI Madison Group #139 Weekly Update - July 1, 2016
      • USA: Supreme Court Rulings - NEWS
      • Australia: June Newsletter 2016 - TONS of ACTIONS ...
    • ►  June (98)
    • ►  May (114)
    • ►  April (110)
    • ►  March (88)
    • ►  February (81)
    • ►  January (62)
  • ►  2015 (1118)
    • ►  December (69)
    • ►  November (97)
    • ►  October (99)
    • ►  September (83)
    • ►  August (88)
    • ►  July (92)
    • ►  June (89)
    • ►  May (84)
    • ►  April (106)
    • ►  March (108)
    • ►  February (99)
    • ►  January (104)
  • ►  2014 (432)
    • ►  December (82)
    • ►  November (64)
    • ►  October (98)
    • ►  September (64)
    • ►  August (44)
    • ►  July (17)
    • ►  June (18)
    • ►  May (19)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (11)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (2)

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

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Amnesty International Madison Group #139 - amnestymadison139@gmail.com. Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.