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		<title>Run for Congo Women &#8211; 5K run / walk on July 23</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s run will be held at Willamette Park (SW Macadam &#38; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2138&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cell phones fueled Africa&#8217;s &#8220;World War&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small window of opportunity just opened this week that could finally break the cycle of weapons freely flowing in to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and conflict minerals irresponsibly being mined out. Right now, the House of Representatives is weighing on a piece of legislation that would make it easier to identify imports [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1577&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Call for Congo</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=918&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Conflict in Congo&#8221; &#8211; speaker event on March 13</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Amnesty International USA Group 48 and the Congolese Community of Oregon to Raise Awareness for the Conflict in the Congo February 27, 2009 Portland, OR.    Amnesty International USA Group 48 and the Congolese Community of Oregon (CCO) are to present a panel discussion about the conflict in the Congo on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 7:30 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=823&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Secretary Clinton to leverage US influence for peace in the DRC</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ten-year tangle of alliances, invasions and proxy warfare centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo has made the region the world&#8217;s deadliest killing ground since WWII. Rape is systematically used as a weapon of war and children are forced to fight for armed groups. Peace in the DRC means putting an end to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=756&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take Action: Protect Civilians in DRC</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. The priority now is reinforcing the capacity of the UN&#8217;s peacekeeping force, MONUC, to protect civilians and to ensure people have access to humanitarian assistance. It is high time for regional leaders and the UN Security Council to step [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=367&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty International Urges UN Reinforcements to Protect Civilians in Congo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 Amnesty International Calls on African Summit Leaders to Press for UN Peacekeeping Reinforcements To Protect Civilians in Congo (New York) &#8212; Amnesty International is calling on African and international leaders meeting Friday, November 7 in Nairobi, Kenya, to urgently press the United Nations Security [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=356&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End Sexual Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been a “war against women” in which thousands of women and girls have been raped with the intent to destroy their families and communities. All parties to the conflict have committed this violence but an overwhelming number of these crimes have gone unpunished. Last [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=32&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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