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		<title>First convictions for 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/06/07/convictions-for-1984-disaster-in-bhopal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International 7 June 2010 First convictions for 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal too little, too late Following convictions on Monday of seven Indian citizens for the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak disaster, Amnesty International has called on the Indian and US governments to take the next step by bringing the US-based Union Carbide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1624&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New report on human rights and poverty in the Gulf Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five years after Hurricane Katrina killed more than 1,800 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, the suffering continues. In New Orleans and throughout the Gulf Coast, there is a continued lack of access to housing and health care, and issues related to the criminal justice system persist. Communities displaced by the storms remain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1565&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maternal mortality in the US</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/03/02/maternal-mortality-in-the-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1533&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bhopal 25th Anniversary event</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/01/bhopal-25th-anniversary-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1413&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End 25 years of injustice in Bhopal</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/11/19/end-25-years-of-injustice-in-bhopal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1388&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Unheard Truth</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/10/15/the-unheard-truth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1338&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Governments in Africa must end forced evictions</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/10/05/governments-in-africa-must-end-forced-evictions/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2009/10/05/governments-in-africa-must-end-forced-evictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AI press release]]></category>
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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>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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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>AI released annual report and announced new campaign</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/05/28/ai-released-annual-report-and-announced-new-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2009/05/28/ai-released-annual-report-and-announced-new-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 03:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Demand Dignity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International 27 May 2009 Empowering the world&#8217;s poor A new Amnesty International campaign to give a voice to people living in deprivation will empower &#8220;prisoners of poverty&#8221; as previous campaigns empowered prisoners of conscience, says Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan. Irene Khan unveiled the Demand Dignity campaign at the launch of Amnesty International&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1190&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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