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bahrain: one year on
Bookmarked 736 weeks ago
a year has passed since the killing of a peaceful demonstrator by the security forces as a result of the use of excessive force against peaceful protesters in bahrain despite several announcements on positive steps being taken by the government to ensure accountability we have not seen any outcome of reported government investigations into allegations of torture and it is unclear how many people involved in human rights abuses have been brought to justicehundreds of people are still facing criminal charges in bahrain for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly meanwhile many others dismissed from their work place or university for exercising these very rights have yet to be reinstatedthis campaign video includes interview with bahrain poet ayat al-qarmezi and doctors zahra al sammak ampamp ghassan dhaif

immigration world poverty and gumballs - updated 2010
Bookmarked 761 weeks ago
immigration - global humanitarian reasons for current us immigration are tested in this updated version of immigration author and journalist roy beck039s colorful presentation of data from the world bank and us census bureau the 1996 version of this immigration gumballs presentation has been one of the most viewed immigration policy presentations on the internet presented by immigration authorjournalist roy beck learn more http:wwwnumbersusaorgnumbersusa education ampamp research foundation is a non-profit non-partisan organization that favors an environmentally sustainable and economically just america and seeks to educate the public about the effects of high levels of immigration on us overpopulation the environment jobs and wages we use government data to conduct research on the impacts of us population growth consumption sprawl and current levels of immigration and educate the public opinion leaders and policy makers on the results of those and other studies

enforced disappearances in pakistan
Bookmarked 751 weeks ago
take ation: http:bitlyactionpakistanthe practice of enforced disappearances has increased dramatically since pakistan joined the us-led quotwar on terrorquot in 2001 disappearances occur across the country but especially in balochistan province in the south-west which faces violence from ethnic and religious armed groups and state security forces activists journalists and students have been especially targeted and an increasing number have been found dead with their bodies showing signs of torture

the molotov movement alwefaq amp their thugs in bahrain
Bookmarked 741 weeks ago
the molotov movement alwefaq ampamp their thugs in bahrainbahrain wefaq hizbullah bahrainiriffaibahraini riffaicrimes by alwefaq thugs ampamp never reported by nabeelrajab or bchr n bahrain

dissent at davos: activists demand a place on the agenda
Bookmarked 738 weeks ago
leaders from amnesty international and greenpeace are calling on governments and business leaders assembled at davos to recognize and protect human economic and environmental rights

niger delta fish farmer remembers oil spill tragedy
Bookmarked 759 weeks ago
in 2008 an oil pipeline owned by shell failed and began spilling oil in bodo creek oil kept pouring out for more than two months before it was repaired by then many of the 70000 people living in bodo village had lost an important means of livelihoodthe pollution killed much of the marine life in the riverwithout the ability to fish the community of bodo has become impoverished

syrian deaths behind bars reaching massive proportions
Bookmarked 759 weeks ago
at least 88 people are believed to have died in detention in syria during five months of bloody repression of pro-reform protests a new amnesty international report reveals todaydeadly detention: deaths in custody amid popular protest in syria documents reported deaths in custody between april and mid-august in the wake of sweeping arreststhe 88 deaths represented a significant escalation in the number of deaths following arrest in syria in recent years amnesty international has typically recorded around five deaths in custody per year in syriacheck out details of all 88 cases at eyes on syria - http:wwweyesonsyriaorg

fear and torture in syria039s hospitals
Bookmarked 751 weeks ago
the syrian government has turned hospitals into instruments of repression in its efforts to crush opposition amnesty international said today in a new reportthe 39-page report health crisis: syrian government targets the wounded and health workers documents how wounded patients in at least four government-run hospitals have been subjected to torture and other ill-treatment including by medical workershospital workers suspected of treating protesters and others injured in unrest-related incidents have themselves faced arrest and torture

police criminality endemic in ukraine
Bookmarked 752 weeks ago
the ukrainian authorities must act immediately to deal with endemic police criminality widespread torture extortion and arbitrary detentionthe amnesty international report no evidence of a crime: paying the price for police impunity in ukraine reveals how police are rarely punished for these crimes because of high levels of corruption non-existent or flawed investigations harassment and intimidation of complainants and a low level of prosecutions for such crimesquottwenty years after the demise of the soviet union the ukrainian police are still serving the state instead of the public ordinary ukrainians are paying the price many of whom have become victims of bribery and forced confessionsquot said heather mcgill amnesty international039s expert on ukrainequotit is high time the ukrainian authorities set up an independent agency to investigate all allegations against police officers and tackled the culture of impunity and corruption that prevails

the story behind quotforever youngquot by pete seeger
Bookmarked 731 weeks ago
mini-documentary about the recording of the song quotforever youngquot by pete seeger featured on the album quotchimes of freedom: the songs of bob dylan honoring 50 years of amnesty internationalquot available here: http:musicamnestyusaorg buy this track now http:tinyurlcom6wkdvxc watch the music video here: http:youtubeezyd40kjfq0 and visit: http:wwwforeverpetecom mini-docu produced ampamp edited by peter shelton

in conversation with sarah shourd
Bookmarked 770 weeks ago
us hiker sarah shourd talks to amnesty international iran specialist drewery dyke and discusses her release from detention in iran and the fate of her two fellow americans still detained

kucinich: cruel unusual punishment unconstitutional
Bookmarked 788 weeks ago
wikileaks founder julian assange039s extradition hearing to determine whether he will be sent to sweden began feb 7 in london meanwhile pfc bradley manning continues to sit in solitary confinement in the united states while assange039s plight is in the public eye manning goes unseen amnesty international has called his treatment by the us military inhumane and unjust us representative dennis kucinich in response to these allegations has demanded the us military be more transparent about manning039s treatment and allow him to speak with manning in person kucinich said he has yet to receive a reply to his request and said manning039s constitutional right not to be treated with cruel and unusual punishment must be respected

bahrain: two innocent lives can be saved by your action say no to death penalty
Bookmarked 748 weeks ago
this video is a short documentary that recites the story of two bahraini citizens who received death sentences due to their political activityplease help us to stop executing the sentences to save their innocent lives