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Maternal mortality in the US

Posted in Demand Dignity, USA, tagged on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Submitted by Dan Johnson, AIUSA Legislative Coordinator for Oregon
(adapted from Amnesty International USA Issue Brief, No. 3, February 2010)
Over half a million women die each year from complications due to pregnancy and childbirth. The vast majority of maternal deaths occur in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Among industrialized nations, however, the United States has the highest [...]

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Bhopal 25th Anniversary event

Posted in Demand Dignity, Events, tagged , , on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

25 years ago, Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leaked extremely toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) into the surrounding city, exposing almost a million people and killing 8-10 thousands in the initial three days. For the last 25 years, Bhopal survivors have sought clean-up, compensation and accountability from Union Carbide to little or no avail. [...]

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End 25 years of injustice in Bhopal

Posted in Demand Dignity, India, tagged , , , on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Shortly before midnight on 2 December 1984, thousands of tonnes of deadly chemicals leaked from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal, central India. Around half a million people were exposed. Between 7,000 and 10,000 people died in the immediate aftermath and a further 15,000 over the next 20 years.
On 2 December 2009, the people of [...]

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The Unheard Truth

Posted in Demand Dignity, tagged on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Amnesty International
15 October 2009
The Unheard Truth: World leaders must change
debate on poverty and human rights
In the run-up to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October, Amnesty International called on world leaders and policy makers to shift the debate on poverty from economics to addressing the human rights problems that impoverish and [...]

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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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