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Stop Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Posted in Africa, Uganda, tagged , on January 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »

A proposed bill storming through Uganda’s parliament is one of the most severe pieces of anti-homosexuality legislation in the entire world! If it passes, it would establish an alarming precedent that would virtually annihilate the human rights of Uganda’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population.
In October 2009, Parliamentarian David Bahati introduced draconian legislation in [...]

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Women on the frontline for human rights

Posted in AI press release, Africa, Morocco, Tajikistan, Women's Rights, Zimbabwe on December 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Amnesty International
10 December 2009
Women on the frontline for human rights
Women often bear the brunt of poverty and human rights abuses; but as activists they use these roles to trigger positive social change. To mark World Human Rights Day, Amnesty International spoke to three women who put their lives on the line in defence of human [...]

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Governments in Africa must end forced evictions

Posted in AI press release, Africa, Demand Dignity on October 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Amnesty International
Press Release
5 October 2009
World Habitat Day: Governments in Africa must end forced evictions
Governments in Africa must end the practice of forced evictions that leave hundreds of thousands homeless every year, Amnesty International said on World Habitat Day, 5 October.
In most cases evictions are conducted without any due process, consultation, adequate notice or compensation. Officials [...]

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New report on maternal mortality in Sierra Leone

Posted in Africa, Demand Dignity, Sierra Leone, tagged on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Adama Turay was supposed to be cuddling her newborn. Instead, she was fighting for life after the birth of her first child.
She was bleeding and sick after delivery. Her family knew something was wrong, but they didn’t have money for a doctor.
They somehow managed to raise enough for a taxi to take her to the [...]

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A Call for Congo

Posted in Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Events, Group 48, tagged on March 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

By Sherry Harbert
Among all the human rights violations that occur around the world, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may hold some of the worst. The atrocities are so overwhelming that words alone cannot describe the depth of what is happening. The images can be so graphic that they are largely ignored by the media [...]

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