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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>
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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 the highest [...]<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>International Women&#8217;s Day: Take action for Women of Atenco</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/02/24/international-womens-day-take-action-for-women-of-atenco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marylou Noble, Group 48 Central America Regional Action Network Coordinator
March 8th is International Women&#8217;s Day. I want to bring to your attention the case of women who were arrested as a result of their demonstration in defense of flower sellers in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico State, Mexico in 2006.  Although this event occurred [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1521&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unite for human rights in Iran on February 11</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/02/07/unite-for-human-rights-in-iran-on-february-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, two men were hanged after being accused of inciting the post-June 12 election violence that erupted last summer in Iran. The Iranian government failed to answer one key question &#8211; how could these men have been responsible for the violence when they were being held in detention long before it even occurred?
As if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1507&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican authorities replied to letters from members of Group 48</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/01/25/mexican-authorities-replied-to-letters-from-members-of-group-48/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2010/01/25/mexican-authorities-replied-to-letters-from-members-of-group-48/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Group 48]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in November, Central American RAN Coordinator Marylou Noble brought copies of letters to the Group 48 meeting that were addressed to the Mexican authorities in regards to the treatment of migrants in north-eastern Mexico. The meeting attendees gladly signed the letters and Marylou put them into the mail. About a month later, several members [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1480&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Uganda&#8217;s Anti-Homosexuality Bill</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/01/12/stop-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2010/01/12/stop-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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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 in [...]<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>Speak out for Iranian activist Emadeddin Baghi</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/01/07/speak-out-for-iranian-activist-emadeddin-baghi/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2010/01/07/speak-out-for-iranian-activist-emadeddin-baghi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emadeddin Baghi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iranian authorities arrested internationally acclaimed human rights advocate Emadeddin Baghi on December 28th. More than one week later, his family still has not heard from him.
Baghi suffered seizures and a heart attack during a previous prison term. His health hangs in the balance as he languishes in incommunicado detention.
Baghi is no stranger to harassment by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1466&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Next Secretary General of Amnesty International</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/21/next-secretary-general-of-amnesty-international/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/21/next-secretary-general-of-amnesty-international/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AI press release]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International
21 December 2009
Salil Shetty next Secretary General of Amnesty International
Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty as its next Secretary General. Shetty, an Indian national, has been the Director of the UN&#8217;s Millennium Campaign for the past six years and the Chief Executive of international anti-poverty NGO ActionAid before then.
&#8220;We are thrilled that Salil will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1459&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Zip code change for Guantanamo</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/15/zip-code-change-for-guantanamo/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/15/zip-code-change-for-guantanamo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AI press release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counter Terror with Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guantanamo Bay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
PRESS RELEASE
December 15, 2009
Amnesty International Says President Obama
Just Changed the Zip Code for Guantanamo
Human rights organization concerned about the fate of
detainees who continue to be held without charge
(Washington) – Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following statement in response to the Obama administration&#8217;s decision [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&blog=3112466&post=1446&subd=aipdx&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women on the frontline for human rights</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/12/women-on-the-frontline-for-human-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/12/women-on-the-frontline-for-human-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tajikistan]]></category>
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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 defence of human [...]<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>Bhopal 25th Anniversary event</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/01/bhopal-25th-anniversary-event/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2009/12/01/bhopal-25th-anniversary-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Demand Dignity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bhopal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow Chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Union Carbide]]></category>

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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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