Amnesty International 5 September 2011 Freed Libyan prisoner of conscience hails Amnesty International A prominent Libyan prisoner of conscience freed from detention has thanked Amnesty International for working on his behalf while in detention. Jamal al-Hajji, a long-term critic of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi, was freed from the notorious Abu Salim prison on 24 August following [...]
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Freed Libyan prisoner of conscience hails Amnesty International
Posted in AI press release, Libya on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Run for Congo Women – 5K run / walk on July 23
Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, Events on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Join AIUSA Group 48 in supporting the annual Run for Congo Women 5K run / walk on July 23rd. The $35 registration directly benefits Women for Women International programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This Portland-based organization sponsors runs throughout the country. This year’s run will be held at Willamette Park (SW Macadam & [...]
Moroccan prisoner of conscience Chekib El-Khiari released from prison
Posted in AI press release, Group 48, Morocco, tagged Chekib El-Khiari on April 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: MDE 29/002/2011 Date: 15 April 2011 Morocco royal pardon an encouraging step Amnesty International has welcomed yesterday’s pardon of prisoner of conscience Chekib El-Khiari, jailed in June 2009 for speaking out against corruption. The organization has further welcomed yesterday’s bailing of three Sahrawi human rights activists, who had been [...]
Call on the EU to help resettle Libyan refugees
Posted in Libya, tagged European Union, online action, refugees on March 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
No one is safe inside Libya. Within the last few weeks, hundreds of thousands of people have made the difficult decision to leave. Many of these refugees and migrants are now stranded at the border between Libya and Tunisia. There’s been no shortage of outrage expressed by world leaders over this deplorable situation. But as [...]
Stop the violence in Libya!
Posted in Libya, tagged online action, UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a menacing 70-minute address delivered by Libya’s leader Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi, the ruler instructed his followers to “fight until the last drop of my blood”. Colonel Gaddafi’s remaining supporters have joined forces with foreign mercenaries to terrorize the streets of Libya. It appears they are ready to kill as many people as it takes to [...]
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