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		<title>Cell phones fueled Africa&#8217;s &#8220;World War&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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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&blog=3112466&post=1577&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Uganda&#8217;s Anti-Homosexuality Bill</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A proposed bill storming through Uganda&#8217;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&#8217;s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population. In October 2009, Parliamentarian David Bahati introduced draconian legislation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1475&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women on the frontline for human rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1441&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Governments in Africa must end forced evictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1331&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New report on maternal mortality in Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/09/27/new-report-on-maternal-mortality-in-sierra-leone/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2009/09/27/new-report-on-maternal-mortality-in-sierra-leone/#comments</comments>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t have money for a doctor. They somehow managed to raise enough for a taxi to take her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1325&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Call for Congo</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/03/16/a-call-for-congo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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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&blog=3112466&post=918&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Conflict in Congo&#8221; &#8211; speaker event on March 13</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/03/01/conflict-in-congo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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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&blog=3112466&post=823&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Secretary Clinton to leverage US influence for peace in the DRC</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/02/18/tell-secretary-clinton-to-leverage-us-influence-for-peace-in-the-drc/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2009/02/18/tell-secretary-clinton-to-leverage-us-influence-for-peace-in-the-drc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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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&blog=3112466&post=756&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take Action: Protect Civilians in DRC</title>
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		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2008/11/11/take-action-protect-drc-civilians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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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&blog=3112466&post=367&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty International Urges UN Reinforcements to Protect Civilians in Congo</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2008/11/11/ai-urges-un-to-protect-drc-civilians/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2008/11/11/ai-urges-un-to-protect-drc-civilians/#comments</comments>
		<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&blog=3112466&post=356&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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