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		<title>Amnesty International Kicks Off Annual Letter Writing Marathon</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/12/03/amnesty-international-kicks-off-annual-letter-writing-marathon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International Press Release Saturday, December 3, 2011 Amnesty International Kicks Off Annual Letter Writing Marathon Global Write-a-thon, one of the largest human rights events of the year mobilizes action for release of prisoners of conscience and others Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) &#8212; Amnesty International this weekend kicks off its annual letter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2297&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty International USA applauds Oregon Governor for halting all executions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International USA Press Release Wednesday, November 23, 2011 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL APPLAUDS OREGON GOVERNOR FOR “PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP” IN HALTING ALL EXECUTIONS Contact: AIUSA media office, 202.509.8194 (Washington, DC) – Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today applauded Governor John Kitzhaber of Oregon for declaring a moratorium on the state’s executions. The human rights organization’s supporters in Oregon, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2278&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International Press Release Friday, October 7, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights, Says Amnesty International Contact: Suzanne Trimel, strimel@aiusa.org, 212-633-4150 (New York) – Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, issued the following comments today about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to three women who have fought [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2239&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blocking of Security Council resolution on Syria a &#8216;shocking betrayal&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International 5 October 2011 Blocking of Security Council resolution on Syria a &#8216;shocking betrayal&#8217; Permanent members of the Security Council that used their veto yesterday to block a binding resolution on Syria have utterly failed in their responsibilities to protect the Syrian people, Amnesty International said today. &#8220;It is shocking that after more than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2233&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Troy Davis Execution &#8211; a &#8216;Catastrophic Failure of the Justice System&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International Press Release Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Troy Davis Execution a &#8216;Catastrophic Failure of the Justice System,&#8217; Charges Amnesty International Contact: AIUSA media relations at 202-509-8194 (Atlanta) – Following the announcement that the state of Georgia has executed Troy Anthony Davis, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), released the following statement: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2221&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty International Condemns Decision to Deny Troy Davis Clemency</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International Press Release Monday, September 19, 2011 Amnesty International Condemns Decision to Deny Troy Davis Clemency Calling It An &#8216;Outrageous Affront to Justice&#8217; Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 347-526-5520, wgozan@aiusa.org (Atlanta) – Following the announcement that the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency to death-row inmate Troy Anthony Davis, Larry Cox, executive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2214&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Freed Libyan prisoner of conscience hails Amnesty International</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/09/06/freed-libyan-prisoner-of-conscience-hails-amnesty-international/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2191&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report reveals crimes against humanity in Syrian town</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International 6 July 2011 Report reveals crimes against humanity in Syrian town The brutal methods used in a devastating Syrian security operation in the western town of Tell Kalakh may constitute crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said today in a new report. Crackdown in Syria: Terror in Tell Kalakh documents deaths in custody, torture [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2148&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty International launches annual report on the eve of its 50th anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 05:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International 13 May 2011 Report 2011: Amnesty International at 50 says historic change on knife-edge Growing demands for freedom and justice across the Middle East and North Africa and the rise of social media offer an unprecedented opportunity for human rights change – but this change stands on a knife-edge, said Amnesty International as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2106&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moroccan prisoner of conscience Chekib El-Khiari released from prison</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/04/17/moroccan-prisoner-of-conscience-chekib-el-khiari-released-from-prison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2087&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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