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Tens of thousands of immigrants who came here on a visa status but fell out of legal status were not eligible for the 1986 amnesty because the government claimed that the immigrants could not prove that the government was aware of their illegal status. They have remained in an illegal status since then.READ HERE FOR THE FULL STORY FROM THE LA TIMES

Thought Amnesty: Was thinking about my favorite TV shows of the 70s? I know many yawl weren’t born. No particular order with the exception of #1. So here goes. 1] Monday Night Football – what can I say I am a child of Monday night football, loved that theme and saw the first game. 2] MASH - greatest satirical writing ever I think. 3] James at 16 – That was a cool azz show.

Rush Limbaugh guest host attacks Obama appointee as extremist for supporting comprehensive immigration reform, which Bush also supports. Fabricationists and Distortionists thrive in the Republican world of GOD, GUNS and HOMELAND SECURITY - a quagmire of bitterness, bigotry and vicious “Neanderthal racism.“ On The Rush Limbaugh Show, Mark Davis accused President-elect Barack Obama of c

Could Boris Johnson be on to a winner with his proposal for an ‘earned amnesty’ for London’s expanding numbers of illegal immigrants?

First wanna say good look to my folks at There ….Already for giving me the Superior Scribbler Award. I wanna pass it on to: Rich, averge american patriot, Love Babz, Kelso, Slappz, Ms Lady D, Curious, The Rippa, Boss Mack, Buelahman, 12kyle, Zack, monroe anderson & the Glamazon. Now. Was thinking, After November 4th, 2008, my most historical memories in my life outside the birth of my s

First wanna say good look to my folks at There ….Already for giving me the Superior Scribbler Award. I wanna pass it on to: Rich, averge american patriot, Love Babz, Kelso, Slappz, Ms Lady D, Curious, The Rippa, Boss Mack, Buelahman, 12kyle, Zack, monroe anderson & the Glamazon. Now. Was thinking, After November 4th, 2008, my most historical memories in my life outside the birth of my s

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Leuk om eens vast te stellen dat ook de mannen van Amnesty International humor hebben. Made by Scholz & Friends. Via

    Unlike their usual graphic and serious ads, this new spot from Amnesty International shows the “Crazy Leaders” of the world. Pretty funny and light hearted.   </SPAN">

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Amnesty International has submitted a briefing to the Committee Against Torture in view of its consideration of Israel’s fourth periodic report on its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The briefing focuses on Amnesty International’s concerns about Israel’s failure to implement the Convention against Torture particu

Impactante campaña gráfica de Amnistía Internacional en Malasia en referencia a la liberación de prisioneros políticos por la presión de miles de cartas de protestas escritas en su nombre y animando a seguir en la lucha.“By writing thousands of protest letters every year, Amnesty International Malaysia has played a role in freeing dozens of political prisoners. But really, it’s just a dr

Per festeggiare i 60 anni della Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo a dicembre Amnesty International rilascerà una compilation con 17 dei migliori artisti italiani, ecco la playlist completa. 7×60 Amnesty International compilation 01. Ivano Fossati - Pane e coraggio 02. Subsonica - Canenero 03. Daniele Silvestri - Il mio nemico 04. Sud Sound System - Bomba innescata 05. Enzo Av

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Human rights organisation Amnesty International has released Sleepwalk,a new online film opposing 42 day detention, which you can watch below.The film, by Oscar-shortlisted directors DarkFibre, features an exclusive soundtrack by The Orb and a voiceover by Christopher Eccleston.A "mass sleepwalk" is also taking place in Leeds tonight to launch the film.It starts in City Square at 7.00pm, and a dr

TechWorld.com, October 10, 2008 - Authentication specialist Cryptocard is offering UK businesses the chance to test the company's remote access login service free-of-charge until the end of the year. Under the guise of a "password amnesty", companies signing up for the trial will be able to use the two-factor authentication Crypto-mas service on up to 200 mobile users, re

IT Director, October 08, 2008 - CRYPTOCard, a leading developer of two-factor authentication (2FA) technology for multi-vendor environments, today announces a ‘Password Amnesty', calling on UK businesses to hand-in their obsolete single passwords and replace them with a free two-factor managed authentication service for up to 200 users, per business. The initiative, launched i

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Celebrities all over the world are doing good with their handbags raising money for charity. Be sure to visit eBay starting October 3rd for your chance to own a celebrity's handbag and join in the fight against cancer. To learn more about this fabulous fundraiser, visit Handbag Amnesty.Check out the behind the scenes footage of the celebrity handbag photo shoot... and guess which celebrity owns wh

linking back to parent page ← Previous revision Revision as of 09:09, 7 August 2008 Line 1: Line 1: - This page lists the winners of the Amnesty International UK Media Awards for each year since 2002. These awards are given by the UK section of [[Amnesty International]] to journalists who have made a significant contribution to the UK public's g

VIDEON med Muhammad al-Durrah visade sig vara en förfalskning som spreds globalt via etermedia hösten 2000. Den påstods innehålla bilder på hur israeliska soldater skjutit ihjäl en 12-årig pojke i Gaza. - Om Al-Durrah-falsarietVad som är både sorgligt och allvarligt är att organisationer som Amnesty och Human Rights Watch spred detta material hösten 2000 som vore det sant och att man in

Stop the world record of executions. China holds the current world record of executions with executing 1,010 people of 1,591 confirmed executions worldwide. Although the Beijing Olympic committee declared that hosting the Olympics will ‘help the development of human rights in China’. Join the fight against death penalty. www.amnesty.hu Advertising Agency: DDB Budapest, Hungary Creative Group

I will have a two weeks vacation starting from tomorrow so no posts in this time… Take care and enjoy the summer!

"After the Olympic Games, the fight for human rights must go on."Extremely powerful and moving ads from the advertising agency TBWA out of Paris, France and art director Philippe Taroux. The art direction and photography are wonderful and truly bring you into the advertisement. I believe the first ad is by far the strongest, the look on the face of the model is just perfect for this piece. To m

JSMP Press Release 2 July 2008Timor-Leste’s President José Ramos-Horta yesterday unveiled his legislative plan for an ambitious reconciliation process covering the events of the 2006 crisis. The draft law, authored by his office, sets out a scheme whereby those charged, or even sentenced, for their role in the crisis could be excused from criminal responsibility.“Passage of this draft law wou

Amnesty International released yesterday some viral animations (you can find them at the bottom of the post) highlighting the repression of peaceful protesters and the case of Huang Qi, a cyber-dissident who runs the www.64tianwang.com website. Huang Qi has been detained since 10 June when several men found him at a restaurant in Chengdu and [...]

Hantu Laut An AFP news wire reported that Amnesty International, the human rights watchdog,has through its Malaysian branch expressed concern over Malaysia's plans to deport tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that could lead to serious human rights violations. An unnamed spokesman says  "We are of the opinion that the Federal Government's unilateral action may result in serious human ri

Law.com Article Examines DOJ's Thinking - The DOJ Antitrust Division’s often-criticized decision to revoke an amnesty agreement with Stolt-Nielsen shipping company is the subject of a detailed and engaging article in Corporate Counsel, available on law.com, which provides a window into the DOJ’s thinking during the dispute.Stolt-Nielsen Amnesty Revocation Questioned - A judge found that the DO

Law.com Article Examines DOJ's Thinking - The DOJ Antitrust Division’s often-criticized decision to revoke an amnesty agreement with Stolt-Nielsen shipping company is the subject of a detailed and engaging article in Corporate Counsel, available on law.com, which provides a window into the DOJ’s thinking during the dispute.Stolt-Nielsen Amnesty Revocation Questioned - A judge found that the DO

Mac users seem split on whether Mac OS X’s Dashboard is the Best Thing Ever or a mildly irritating component that’s accidentally accessed when fingers stray on to a function key. Opinion appears to be drifting towards the latter option, but there are a few Dashboard widgets that are staggeringly useful. For some, the Dashboard mechanism [...]

- Scott Miller It’s about time for another Amnesty-like American feedback “surge”… this time to tell Congress to stop blocking oil production here in America. Senate Republicans took the right first step today by blocking the asinine “windfall” tax scheme that the Do-Nothing-Democrats tried to pass today. This from the AP: Senate GOP blocks windfall taxes on Big

Third Amnesty. They seem to be picking up steam. Amazing ad by group DBB. Unsure if this is a one-shot ad, or if they are the new group behind Amensty International, responsible for all of the new advertisements that have been so well done. If not, kudos to the ad/marketing group. If so, this is starting to remind me of when Chiat/Day seemed to hit it's peak about 4 years ago.

This print advertisement for Amnesty International nicely delivers the message to the public. It was done for a 2007 concert. The ad agency was DDB, Hungary with Milos Ilic as Creative Director, Lukasz Brzozowski as Art Director and Copywriter. Photographer was Gabor Mate.

EVERYBODY IS AGAINST EVERYBODY. SOMEBODY HAS TO BE FOR THEM

Chile's armed forces are still shielding their own from justice for killings and torture during Augusto Pinochet's iron-fisted 1973-1990 dictatorship, Amnesty International charged on Wednesday. Some Pinochet-era officers remain in senior military posts, while others have moved into politics and are hindering efforts to punish those responsible for abuses, said Sergio Laurenti, Amnesty's executiv

Amnesty International pressed newly elected President Dimitry Medvedev to initiate a “sea change” in his country’s attitude toward human rights. It noted “in your speech following your inauguration, you stated that human rights and freedoms are of the highest value to Russian society. Amnesty International looks forward to seeing this commitment made a reality.”An Amn

In an annual report on human rights worldwide, Amnesty International again urged the United States to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. It also said “flash points” in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Zimbabwe, Gaza, Iraq and Myanmar “demand immediate action” from world leaders. Amnesty, a human rights watchdog group, accused the European Union of complicity in the practice of rend

Source: ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO, May 28 (Reuters) - The governor of Rio de Janeiro state hit back at criticism by rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday, saying his policy of "confrontation" with drug gangs was protecting human rights.

Amnesty International condemns US, China in reportBy MEERA SELVA – AFP, May 28, 2008 LONDON (AP) — The United States is shirking its duty to provide the world with moral leadership and China is letting its business interests trump human rights concerns in Myanmar and Sudan, a human rights group said Wednesday. Amnesty International’s annual report on [...]

TIANANMEN SQUARE - Den himmelska fridens torg - den 3-4 juni 1989 är vad Tiananmen-mödrarna på ett särskilt sätt påminner om år efter år. Dessa mammor sörjer sina barn som dödades under Tiananmen-massakern. De har väntat på att rättvisa ska skipas alltsedan dess. Det är dags att avsluta denna väntan. AMNESTY har sjösatt en ny hemställan till Kinas regering att stödja dessa mammor

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LONDON (AP) — The United States is shirking its duty to provide the world with moral leadership and China is letting its business interests trump human rights concerns in Myanmar and Sudan, a human rights group said Wednesday.

Impatience face au manque de volonté politique des Etats Le Rapport 2008 d’Amnesty International est un document très complet qui fournit une vue d’ensemble sur la situation des droits humains dans le monde. Couvrant plus de 150 pays, ce

Amnesty International in a report again urged the United States to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp.

Cross posted from Wake up America Follow up to the previous piece by FaultLine USA, with the names and contact information for your Senators. There has been a battle going on in the U.S. Senate over the bill to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not over the funding, but over a bill introduced into the funding bill that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. Many

The amnesty travesty considered by Congress last year included a fundamental and fatal flaw: It relied on people who have shown a blatant disregard for U.S. laws to become obedient and lawful. Did Senators McCain and Kennedy and President Bush really expect illegal aliens to do the following? - Heads of household voluntarily return to Mexico

~Miss Beth~Ladies and gentlemen, once again the not so bright Congress is trying to force amnesty down our throats. This time, it's been sneaked into the troop funding bill.Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) is trying to sneak in an agricultural amnesty into the troop funding bill. This has been confirmed by both Democratic and Republican sources. It was passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee M

Are you bored with all the Amnesty International ads campaign? I’m not and I am a proud supporter of Amnesty International who strive to help stop human rights abuses. Here is another one from Amnesty International France showing that your signature has the power. Using petitions is very effective and powerful in pressuring changes from government [...]

Are you bored with all the Amnesty International ads campaign? I’m not and I am a proud supporter of Amnesty International who strive to help stop human rights abuses. Here is another one from Amnesty International France showing that your signature has the power. Using petitions is very effective and powerful in pressuring changes from government [...]

An American Warning - 5/17/08 Big Big Issue… You’re not going to believe this… but I hope you hear this and I hope you get really pissed off when I tell you. Keep in mind… we still have a little bit of time here… but it’s only because the House of Representatives unexpectedly delayed the Iraq supplemental spending Bill Thursday, the full Senate won't be allowed to vote on the amnesty

Taken from the Amnesty International Report 2007Found at: -america/bolivia#reportHead of state and government: Evo Morales Ayma (replaced Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé in January 2007)Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimesInternational Criminal Court: ratified Peasants were killed during a joint security force operation to eradicate coca crops. There were demonstrations calling for the righ

Today, May 15th, is Human Rights Awareness day and bloggers across the world are uniting to bring situations and issues to light through their blogging. We are no exception. However, after pondering for days which travesty to write about, we decided to go a positive route and do our awareness part with our writeup of Amnesty International. What [...]

Remember tomorrow is Bloggers Unite Day For Human Rights, and this year it is Amnesty International we’re spamming promoting in search engines and blog engines. You can blog about anything to do with Human Rights; While the words might change from country to country and are sometimes taken for granted, human rights represent one of [...]

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“in my first term we will make this a priority and get this done.”

Amnesty International (AI) est sans aucun doute la plus célèbre organisation de défense des droits de l’homme à travers le monde. Créée en 1961 par l’avocat britannique Peter Benenson, cette organisation non gouvernementale dispose de sections dans plus de cinquante pays et de plus de deux millions d’adhérents à travers la planète. Son travail remarquable [...]

We have great news! All eyes will be on Bloggers Unite For Human Rights this May 15th because Amnesty International, a worldwide movement that campaigns for internationally recognized human rights, will be joining, supporting, and drawing attention to participating bloggers and that could mean you!In addition to promoting the campaign to its hundreds of thousands of members, Amnesty International is providing BlogCatalog source material for bloggers. Topics range from the wrongful imprisonment of journalist Shi Tao in China to the continuing murder, rape, abduction, and displacement of people in Darfur, Sudan.You can find some of these resources on our new Amnesty International resource section at #amnesty. Of course, you can write about any human rights topic you want. Some BlogCatalog me

Article by By Cheryl Lasseter and the original link is: County Judge Bill Skinner will see dozens of folks accused of bogus check writing during bad check court, held twice a month. The number of warrants served in Hinds County is alarming: 80 to 100 per week for writing bad checks. "You have some guys and ladies that write 35 to 40 checks," Skinner said. "Those are the guys we keep seeing over and over.""I might have compassion for some of these people if it was for food or Pampers, but a case of Budweiser, carton of Kools -- it's hard to have sympathy for some of these people," he added.Most offenders plead guilty. Very few go to trial. They're forced to pay back the merchant and pay county fees on top of that. Last year more than $600,000 in bad check money was returned to Hinds Coun

Our weekly video podcast/vlog on illegal immigration and border security issues. In this weeks edition… May Day 2008: Chicago! Our coverage of the third annual Pro-amnesty tantrum here in Chicago. This is the official blogburst for the week, we plan on taking the weekend off and enjoying the heck out of it! Our other May Day coverage: When Socialists Attack! May Day [...]

You have probably seen the latest campaign from Amnesty International that I published back in September 2008, China is getting ready. They are at it again with another ad; the razor barbed wire around the torch. It seems that the campaign was a success because all the news channels are covering the handful of protests [...]

You have probably seen the latest campaign from Amnesty International that I published back in September 2008, China is getting ready. They are at it again with another ad; the razor barbed wire around the torch. It seems that the campaign was a success because all the news channels are covering the handful of protests [...]

This posting is not going to be about my usual topics. I am not going to talk about pop culture or technology or parents or teenagers. Today, and again on May 15, I am writing about Human Rights.Today I am writing to alert bloggers that Bloggers Unite For Human Rights, to draw attention to human rights issues, are challenging bloggers everywhere to write about a human rights topic on May 15th. Bloggers Unite is sponsored by the social networking group BlogCatalog and Amnesty International. I urge any bloggers reading this to do so also. All you need do is sign up, add the badge to your page, write a post urging other bloggers to help out, and then on May 15th write a post on any topic relating to Human Rights.And for you non-bloggers reading this, you can do something too. On May 15th, you

The extensive violence that followed the flawed Kenya election continues raising issues concerning those who participated in the horrors. Hundreds of people were killed, many even burned in homes or churches. Kenya’s Justce, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs minister, Martha Karua, made clear there will be no amnesty or forgiveness for those who generated the [...]

Stop the daily rapes in Darfur.April 29, AdsofTheWorld.comAdvertising Agency: DDB Budapest, HungaryCreatives: Holly Fleming, Giovanni Pintaude, Rodrigo FernandesPublished: April 2008

Press Release (25 April 2008) Amnesty International refutes statements made by the Ethiopian government on its report about a raid on the Al Hidya Mosque in Mogadishu on 19 April 2008. In the attack, Ethiopian forces killed at least 21 people, including 11 unarmed civilians inside the mosque, and detained at least 40 children and youths, aged 9 to 18. At least 10 others were killed by Ethiopian forces in the vicinity of the mosque.Reports released by the organization are based on several cross-checked, independent sources such as family members of victims, testimonies gathered at the location, including individuals present in the mosque while the killings took place, and local Amnesty International contacts.“Deliberately killing civilians is a war crime,” said Amnesty International.

  Have you ever wished to get that cute widget you saw on that website to put into your Vista sidebar? I think so. The issue is that, that nice widget can only survive in the Internet and can not be taken “as-it-is” to be used wherever you want on your computer! I mean, are [...]

By Tsegaye Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, Reuters (Apr 24 2008) - Ethiopia rejected on Thursday accusations by Amnesty International that its soldiers killed 21 people at a Somali mosque as "lies" and "propaganda".The rights group said on Wednesday the soldiers, stationed in Somalia to bolster the interim government, had also captured dozens of children in a raid on the Al Hidaaya mosque earlier this week during operations against Islamist insurgents.It said an imam and several Islamic scholars were among the dead, and that seven victims had their throats slit."Amnesty's allegations are unsubstantiated lies and propaganda that they received from Islamic groups in Somalia. Ethiopia has never been involved in such incidents," said Information Ministry spokesman Zemedkun Tekle."Ethiopia would have been

By Andrew Cawthorne Reuters, NAIROBI (Apr 23 2008) - Amnesty International accused Ethiopian soldiers on Wednesday of killing 21 people, including an imam and several Islamic scholars, at a Mogadishu mosque and said seven of the victims had their throats slit.The rights group said the soldiers had also captured dozens of children during the raid on the Al Hidaaya mosque in the north of the Somali capital earlier this week during operations against Islamist insurgents.Ethiopia has thousands of soldiers in neighbouring Somalia to bolster a Western-backed government against rebels fighting an Iraq-style insurgency in the Horn of Africa nation.The Ethiopian and Somali governments have not responded publicly to accusations of atrocities at the mosque. But they have frequently denied abusing hum

Wasn't there a time in the past when other countries used to be condemned for resorting to barbaric acts? How did we ever get to this point?

L'acqua che scende dall'alto è limpida. Un fiotto compatto. Inesorabile. Entra nella gola, stimola la faringe e il prigioniero ha la netta sensazione di annegare. A questo punto, non gli resta che implorare pietà. «Il terrore di morire - spiegano gli esperti - porta quasi immediatamente a chiedere che il trattamento abbia termine». Si chiama «waterboarding» (o annegamento simulato) ed è una delle tecniche più dure utilizzate negli interrogatori contro i presunti terroristi di Al Qaeda. Adesso, «quello che la Cia non vuol far vedere», è sul web: un video choc realizzato da Amnesty International che racconta in pochi secondi quello che accade in certe prigioni americane.

Two warnings: 1.- The video might take a while to load 2.- It can be quite upsetting to watch. Amnesty unveils shock waterboarding film - The Independent: An American expert in torture techniques has denounced his government for allowing “waterboarding” to be practised against terror suspects, just as a graphic advertisement showing the brutal reality of the technique [...]

Torture and other human rights abuses are still widespread in Indonesia 10 years after the fall of dictator Suharto, Amnesty International says.Though the government ratified the UN Convention Against Torture and instituted key legal reforms after Suharto's demise, Amnesty receives reports of abuse "on a regular basis," according to a briefing paper by the rights group."As of early 2008, old and new national laws continue to offer inadequate safeguards to deter the use of torture and ill-treatment in all circumstances," the report says."This context of widespread use of torture and other ill-treatment is aggravated and supported by a pattern of impunity throughout the country, which can be perceived by perpetrators as giving them license to continue violating human rights."Indonesia News B

Today the human rights organisation Amnesty International has published the number of people in 2007 that were executed.At least 1,250 were killed, while over 3,340 are still waiting to recieve their death sentence.Top of the grim list was China, where 470 were executed.Then came Iran (317), followed by Saudi Arabia (143), Pakistan (135), and then the United States of America (42).Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said:Yet again China has executed more people than any country in the world and even now, in Olympics year, China is secretly executing people after unfair trials and alleged torture.Last year also saw the first ever UN resolution in favour of a global moratorium on executions. It was voted through by over 100 nations.Amnesty International blog on this topic

Bilal HusseinThe only problem with this bit of news is that the US military doesn't answer to the Iraqi judicial system. They can hold Bilal Hussein as long as they please. AP Photographer Granted Iraqi Amnesty By Robert H. Reid Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi judicial committee has dismissed terrorism-related allegations against Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein and ordered him released nearly two years after he was detained by the U.S. military. Hussein, 36, remained in custody Wednesday at Camp Cropper, a U.S. detention facility near Baghdad's airport. A decision by a four-judge panel said Hussein's case falls under a new amnesty law. It ordered Iraqi courts to "cease legal proceedings" and ruled that Hussein should be "immediately" released unless other accusatio

David Cameron has weighed in to the London Mayoral contest by effectively trying to silence Boris Johnson, the Conservative contender, on matters of immigration. Johnson said that he thought it would benefit the capital if illegal migrants were offered a one-off pardon. Cameron thinks this would just let others think they can come into the country illegally leading to demands for further amnesties.Both sides have a point. The truth is, though, that we don't have total control over immigration now that the EU gets its 90 cents worth of nose-poking into the issue. Immigrants are required for our economy, because a lot of people won't work in the places and for the pay that the migrants are prepared to. The government is going some way to relieving the problem of unabated, unregulated immigra

Democrats have very short memories: After George McGovern won the Massachusetts primary Bob Novak phoned Democratic politicians around the country, who agreed with his assessment that blue-collar workers voting for McGovern did not understand what he really stood for. Later Novak reported in a column that an unnamed democratic senator had talked to him about McGovern. "The people don’t know... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.

Tech Republican has another great interpretation of this new McCain ad, which again lacks substance… but I had a slightly different interpretation. “When one of John McCain’s classmates violated the rules and admitted to the infraction, it was John McCain who declared that forgiveness was the best remedy.” If I was one of John McCain’s political advisers, [...]

Amnesty needs our help. Please read and sign the petitions below to help with worthy causes:Urge President Bush to Publicly Call for Release & Reinstatement of the Pakistani Supreme CourtCall for an Olympic Year of Freedom of Expression in ChinaProtect the Rights of Trafficked Women in Greece Stand Up for Rights in DarfurStop Military Contractors Who Torture and KillEnd Racial ProfilingDemand Macedonia Ensure the Rights of Romani Women and Girls

I’m with Jeff 100%…let the drumbeat began. Left In Alabama:: Jeff Culler calls for Sex Amnesty Day

Only 300 so far have availed of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's offer of amnesty to erring public utility drivers, with only a few days left to the amnesty program.MMDA Traffic Operations Center Director Angelito Vergel de Dios said on Sunday he was a bit surprised at the low turnout, but added that he expected the figure to go up by the end of the month."We expected at least 1,000 drivers with outstanding traffic fines but we have a week to go. There's still time for the other drivers to apply for amnesty until March 28," he said in a phone interview.Earlier this month, the MMDA announced that it would be granting amnesty to drivers of passenger jeepneys, buses and taxis with unpaid traffic fines dating back to 1995 until Feb. 13 this year.Those who want to avail of the of

S T J Ä R N A D V O K A T E R F Ä N G S L A D E Kvällstidningarnas löpsedlar ropar ut frihetsberövandet av Peter Althin, Thomas Bodström, Claes Borgström, Anne Ramberg, Per E. Samuelson, Leif Silbersky, Pelle Svensson. De har efter Säkerhetspolisens insatser fängslats och förts till okänd ort. Misstänkt brott: samhällsomstörtande verksamhet bestående i att de har hävdat yttrandefrihet och mänskliga rättigheter för samhällskritiker. . . . Om detta hade hänt i Sverige, hur hade vi då reagerat? ADVOKATER i Kina förs på löpande band undan från sina arbeten. Kinas säkerhetspolis förde i torsdags kväll bort den 34-åriga stjärnadvokaten Teng Biao. Enligt ögonvittnen tvingades han in i en bil av säkerhetspolisen och fördes iväg till en okänd plats. Teng Biao sl

The situation in the Gaza Strip is worse now than it has been since Israel has occupied the West Bank in 1967, a report by Amnesty International and other human rights groups revealed Thursday. credit. Amnesty internationals Report on Gaza Humanitarian CrisisIsrael's blockade of the Gaza Strip has created the worst humanitarian crisis ... food shortages, crumbling health services and a water and sewage system close to collapse are all part of the daily misery facing 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza.Gaza is forced to become the biggest concentration camp and an enclave held hostage by the Israeli embargo, which it said had worsened poverty and unemployment, crippled education services and made 1.1 million people -- 80 percent of the population -- dependent on food aid.the health system was

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The Metrozoo in Miami, FL is holding a pet amnesty day this coming Saturday. The object of the event is to allow exotic pet owners to drop the unwanted pets off at the zoo - without prosecution. Licensed exotic animal breeders will be on hand to adopt and place the unwanted critters in [...]

Copy : "300 000 child soldiers dream of simply being children"Agency : TBWA Paris

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All weekend, I've been linking to other small blogs in honor of today's Blogroll Amnesty Day. There are still a couple more blogs from my blogroll to which I want to give some special attention, but which I was unable to give full posts this weekend. Below are a couple of recommended posts from those blogs. If there is anyone else on my blogroll who would like to have a post added to this list, let me know.For the record, not all of these blogs are smaller than me, and one or two are even substantially larger than me. But all are underrated in their own way.East Coast Libertarian discusses markets, morality, and central planning with a special eye on the libertarian truism known in these parts as Kip's Law.Cosmo's Brain on Mitt Romney and Godwin's Law (bonus anti-Donder-oooooooooooooooo! r

Per Jon Swift, I learned that this weekend is the Second Annual Blogroll Amnesty Day. The first such day occured prior to my foray into the blogosphere, so it's not my place to explain the circumstances behind this event, other than to say that it is a day/weekend for left-of-center blogs to open their blogrolls up to all comers and give some blog-love to their smaller counterparts.In any event, the modest success I've had on this blog the last few months has been far more than I ever thought I'd have. Much of that success has been due to the liberal policies of other blogs, and to the surprising amount of blog-love they send my way by linking to my posts on a semi-frequent basis. Without their assistance, I doubt this blog would have ever gotten more than a few dozen hits a day.In particu

La campagna per i diritti umani. Lo spot.

Su eBay ormai si può comprare di tutto... persino i sogni. Grazie ad Amnesty International infatti, fino al 12 Dicembre è possibile comprare su eBay tutte queste cose per una giusta causa: iniziativa benefica contro la violenza sulle donne nel mondo (via Punto Informatico).Ci vogliono poco più di mille euro per il leggio di Vasco Rossi al Tour 2007. Per un pomeriggio con Elena Santerelli e Alessandro Cattelan ne bastano 400. Mille e cinquecento per un quadro di Dario Fo. Un abito di moda della bella Cristiana Capotondi costa 560 euro. Un po' più care le due ore insieme a Linus e Nicola di Radio Deejay, 2200 euro. Mentre per trascorrere una mezzoretta in compagnia di un capiroska alla fragola ed Eros Ramazzotti si deve quasi aprire un mutuo: 9350 euro (capiroska a parte).Se sui personaggi internazionali gli italiani si dimostrano piuttosto generosi, per una certa parte dei pezzi in vendita si rischia quasi di fare affari, in barba all'intento benefico. Come