Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Interact with Amnesty International

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Irene Khan ©Amnesty International

Amnesty International’s Secretary General will be taking part in two interviews today where people will have the opportunity to send in their questions.

Irene Khan will first be taking part in the BBC’s World, Have Your Say programme at 1700GMT. Visit http://worldhaveyoursay…amnesty-international/ to submit questions or comment via the show’s blog or try http://worldhaveyoursay…about/ to get in touch with the programme in another way.

Then, at 1900GMT, she will be taking part in a Spanish interview with Mexican website Reforma.com. To find out how to get in touch, visit http://www.reforma…1000184/, to listen to to http://gruporeforma.reforma….com/.

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Donnacha Delong
on 28 May 2009
in amnesty international
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Amnesty International report launched

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Amnesty International Report 2009 ©Amnesty International

Five o’clock this morning has come and gone and this year’s Amnesty International report on the state of the world’s human rights is now available to the world. Some of the team stayed up all night to make sure it was all there.

The site contains the usual mix of materials, including the A-Z list of countries detailing the issues in 2008, the Foreword by Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan presenting the organization’s case to the world and a range of video and audio materials and images.

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Donnacha Delong
on 28 May 2009
in amnesty international
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Obama’s first 100 days in Croatia

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Amnesty International Croatia

Several activities were scheduled in Croatia to mark the first 100 days of President Obama’s administration and the report launch of  USA: Mixed messages: Counter Terror and Human Rights: President Obama’s first 100 days.

We had originally planned to collect 2,000 signatures on specially designed postcards for President Obama and via our online petition, but we managed to collect more than 2,100 after which we sent them to the US authorities.

We had been planning to organize five public actions in several Croatian cities, but we managed to carry out 13. Two public statements were sent out as planned, and several electronic and print media published our statements. We gave a short interview for Radio 101, one of the most popular radio in Zagreb.

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marium.yousuf
on 19 May 2009
in Counter Terror With Justice
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100 days march in Washington D.C.

In a joint action with Witness Against Torture on 30 April, approximately 200 people marched from the US Capitol to the White House to mark President Obama’s first 100 days in office.
The march was organized for the day after the launch of Amnesty International’s assessment of President Obama’s first 100 days in office in the report USA: Mixed messages: Counter Terror and Human Rights: President Obama’s first 100 days.
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marium.yousuf
on 19 May 2009
in Counter Terror With Justice
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Riga Pride march passes off successfully

#balticpride - Baltic LGBT rights groups united on TwitpicThe first ever Baltic Pride march has concluded successfully.

Participants are now listening to speeches from the stage in the park in and around which the march took place.

Amnesty International’s John Dalhuisen told the crowd “we’re proud to be marching with you here today. It’s a march and a celebration.



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Donnacha Delong
on 16 May 2009
in Baltic Pride
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