South America Newsletter Sept 2016

September 6, 2016

In this month’s newsletter, we have three, although tentative, good news stories for you. Starting in Peru and Argentina, some positive steps have been made regarding women’s’ rights and in Colombia, it looks like the 50-year civil war may finally be coming to an end. You can read more about Amnesty’s position on the Colombian […]

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Group Newsletter September 5th 2016

September 5, 2016

Welcome our the latest newsletter. Our next meeting is on 8th September 2016, 7.30 at Moordown Community Centre. On the agenda – an update on Case files (see below); stall publicity (please see ideas if coming to the meeting); planning. Please note that we are not overloading the newsletter with links out, as that does […]

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South America Newsletter August 2016

August 12, 2016

Summary In this month’s newsletter, we report on Amnesty’s work to highlight human rights violations in Brazil in the context of the Olympic Games. We also feature developments in Colombia, where the welcome ceasefire has not brought an end to human rights abuses. There are also brief updates on the eviction from their land of an indigenous group […]

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Brazil 2016

July 21, 2016

Having recovered from Bourne Free and our AmnesTea, we don’t have a meeting till September. But in 3 weeks time the world will focus on Brasil for the 2016 Olympics. You don’t need us to remind you that London hosted 2012, but fortunately during that event the military didn’t move into Walthamstow* or Stoke Newington* […]

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Bourne Free 2016

July 10, 2016

After getting involved for the first time last year, we again had a strong presence at Bournemouth’s LGBTI Pride Festival “Bourne Free”. Our “Love is a Human Right” placards were very popular and we ended up with just two!  Our stall was straight across from the bandstand, so competing with the music was somewhat difficult. […]

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AmnestTea in Southbourne June 2016

June 30, 2016

Our secretary Lucy Freeman held an “AmnesTea” at her home last Sunday, 26th June. We’d like to give our thanks to Lucy and her family for hosting and providing a marvelous variety of cakes. Lucy has since said… “thanks to everyone who came along and supported the Amnestea yesterday. We raised a total of £113 which […]

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South America Newsletter July 2016

June 30, 2016

This month we ask you to sign and publicise a petition, asking the Brazilian authorities to safeguard rights and life ahead of the Rio Olympics, as well as Urgent Actions on behalf of Belén, the Argentine imprisoned after suffering a miscarriage in hospital, and on behalf of Venezuelan HR defenders Raquel Sánchez and Oscar Ríos, […]

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What has the Europe Convention on Human Rights ever done for us?

May 8, 2016

Please take action to save the Human Rights Act

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South America Newsletter May 2016

May 7, 2016

In this month’s newsletter we have updates on Colombia’s peace process and Urgent Action required to help protect Human Rights Defenders and Trade Unionists in the South-West of the country. We also have updates from the Team’s meeting with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Latin America where we discussed issues relating to Territorial, Land and Environmental Rights […]

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Spring Quiz and Brazil Talk

May 2, 2016

Quiz nights have been a major social event and fundraiser for many years now. The Ye Olde George in the centre of Christchurch was our original venue – despite their function room being somewhat gloomy (and grubby) and their charging for the privilege. Sadly it is currently closed. Last year we returned to the Brunswick […]

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