South America Newsletter February 2017

February 5, 2017

The latest newsletter from the South America Team at AIUK . In this month’s newsletter, they encourage us to write to the authorities in Brazil urging them to tackle the rising tide of killings in the country’s prisons.  There is some good news from Colombia but trade union leaders and human rights defenders remain under threat.  […]

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Group Newsletter January 2017

January 11, 2017

Hello Happy New Year and welcome our the latest newsletter. Our next meeting is on Thursday 12th January 2017, 7.30 at Moordown Community Centre. On the agenda – Write for Rights feedback; planning 2017; case file & campaign updates and letter writing. Write for Rights 2016 We held 3 different W4R events:-  at Direct Theatre […]

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South America Newsletter January 2017

January 10, 2017

The latest newsletter from the South America Team at AIUK – Ellie May (Brazil), Richard Crosfield (Colombia), Graham Minter (Rest of South America). “Let us start by wishing you a Happy New Year! We hope you’re all rested after the holiday season and ready to get stuck into some human rights campaigning as we’ve got plenty […]

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Write for Rights Site C Dam

December 11, 2016

A century ago Helen Knott’s great-great grandfather signed a treaty with the Canadian government to protect his people’s way of life in the Peace River Valley, British Columbia. But instead of honouring that promise, the government has ignored it and authorised a massive hydro-electric dam that threatens the way of life of the indigenous communities […]

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South America Newsletter December 2016

December 2, 2016

The latest newsletter from the South America Team at AIUK – Ellie May (Brazil), Richard Crosfield (Colombia), Graham Minter (Rest of South America). “We have three actions for you, one is a petition to sign Amnesty Brazil’s website concerning impunity, a second is on arbitrary detention in Argentina and a third on an attempt on […]

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Amnesty International Quiz Update and Prize Question

November 14, 2016

Just a quick reminder its our quiz night this Friday, 18th November. Details below, but please contact us via the blog if you want tickets. You can get in the mood by sending the answer to the following topical question – “What is the name of the hotel complex (originally built 1906) pictured below?” There […]

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Write for Rights 2016

November 6, 2016

Every year Amnesty International has encouraged and helped groups send greetings cards to prisoners of conscience around the world in December. Traditionally there were just half a dozen names selected.  In recent years Amnesty has branded this as “Write for Rights” (W4R) and produced much more informative information leaflets, covering many more prisoners of conscience. We have […]

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South America Newsletter November 2016

November 5, 2016

In this month’s newsletter, from the South America Team at AIUK, we encourage you to highlight two South America cases that feature in the Write for Rights Campaign.  There are updates on Brazil and Colombia and a reminder of three Urgent Actions that we have circulated during October. Write for Rights Campaign We have two […]

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Cuba newsletter October 2016

November 5, 2016

This newsletter from Sue Bingham, AIUK Cuba Coordinator has some updates from the International Secretariat Caribbean team in Mexico and some significant  news stories from Cuba: 1) A number of dissidents, including Guillermo Fariñas,  winner of the 2010 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought,  carried out hunger strikes to protest against what seems to be a rising […]

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Group Newsletter October 2016

October 9, 2016

Welcome our the latest newsletter. Our next meeting is on 13th October 2016, 7.30 at Moordown Community Centre. On the agenda – quiz night and other events, an update on Case files (see below); stall publicity (please see ideas if coming to the meeting); planning. Do check out our blog where there will be more […]

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