South America Newsletter June 2017

June 4, 2017

The latest newsletter from the South America Team at AIUK – Richard Crosfield (Colombia), Graham Minter (Rest of South America) – we expect to have a new Brazil Coordinator onboard shortly:- “This month we report on the critical situation in Venezuela, the wide range of human rights concerns and an update on the peace process […]

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Group Newsletter May 7th 2017

May 8, 2017

Hello Welcome our the latest newsletter. The next meeting is on Thursday 11th May 2017, 7.30 at Moordown Community Centre. As well as working on our Case Files and continued planning, there are ongoing discussions about proposed changes to our constitution and membership. If you intend coming and would like to see these documents, please […]

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Winners Marsh Award 2017…

May 4, 2017

…are the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Amnesty International Group!!!  To be precise the award is for “Human Rights Activism” as it says on our certificate.  However, its for what we are proposing to do in the future, rather than what we have done. We entered this annual award, where the criteria was “Every day, Amnesty […]

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South America Newsletter May 2017

May 1, 2017

The latest newsletter from the South America Team at AIUK – Ellie May (Brazil), Richard Crosfield (Colombia), Graham Minter (Rest of South America):- “In this month’s newsletter, we highlight the renewal of serious unrest in Venezuela and a new Amnesty report and campaign on the situation. We describe the continuing paramilitary attacks on communities in […]

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Spring Quiz 2017

April 9, 2017

Thought we’d have a change from action pictures from the pub – there are only so many ways of depicting a pub quiz! Anyway thanks to everyone who turned out for Fridays quiz at the Brunswick.  We made £207 from entry and our raffle. Thanks, as ever, to David and Rosemary Brown for devising and […]

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South America Newsletter April 2017

April 8, 2017

  The latest newsletter from the South America Team at AIUK – Ellie May (Brazil), Richard Crosfield (Colombia), Graham Minter (Rest of South America):- “We have 3 urgent actions, 2 from Colombia and another from Argentina. Authorities in both countries respond well to written actions, so please continue sending letters. They work! We have good […]

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Group Newsletter 23 March 2017

March 23, 2017

  Hello Welcome our the latest newsletter. Again a bit earlier than usual as you editor is about to go away (again!). Also its to remind you that the Spring Quiz is just two weeks from Friday (see below). The next meeting  is on Thursday 13th April  2017, 7.30 at Moordown Community Centre. As well as […]

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South America Newsletter March 2017

March 11, 2017

The latest newsletter from the South America Team at AIUK – Ellie May (Brazil), Richard Crosfield (Colombia), Graham Minter (Rest of South America). This month, you can read about our South American coordinator’s petition hand-in, asking for the Venezuelan opposition leader to be released. They have Urgent Actions on behalf of a Venezuelan transgender lawyer, an […]

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Group Newsletter February 2017

February 6, 2017

Hello Welcome our the latest newsletter. Our next meeting is on Thursday 9th February 2017, 7.30 at Moordown Community Centre. On the agenda – Planning 2017; Case file & campaign updates and letter writing. Good news on cluster bombs Just before the Christmas, the Government finally admitted that Saudi Arabia had indeed dropped UK cluster […]

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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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