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Annual General Meeting is tomorrow!
Reminder .... the Regina Group Annual Meeting will be held tomorrow (Friday) evening. The AGM gives us all the chance to meet other Amnesty International members and supporters from the Regina area, share ideas, ask questions, and elect people to executive roles in the group. Non-members are also welcome to join us at this event. We will be electing our group president and treasurer and also five to ten other people to the executive of the group. This is an great time to contribute your ideas and talents to Amnesty International's human rights work. At this meeting we will also be watching the inspiring Amnesty International short program Candle of Hope. Here's your opportunity to get more involved with AI: join us and bring a friend - you can make a big difference when you apply your skills and time to defending human rights ! For further information, contact regina@amnestysaskatchewan.ca. |
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The political climate in Malaysia has become extremely tense as the government becomes more intolerant of public assemblies that address political issues. In November and December 2007, tens of thousands of Malaysians took part in peaceful marches, calling for free and fair elections, human rights and an end to economic and other discrimination against ethnic Indian Malaysians. Police used excessive force against peaceful demonstrators, who were subjected to water cannons, tear gas, batons and (at least in one march) live bullets, resulting in injuries to a number of participants. ...
Amnesty International is concerned that Canadian law puts humanitarian workers who assist refugee claimants with entry to Canada at risk of criminal prosecution. The right to seek asylum is enshrined in international law. When the current law was being debated in Parliament, advocacy groups were assured that the law was not intended to prosecute humanitarian workers. ...
Singer/songwriter Eve Goldberg wrote the song Streets of Burma and is using it as a fundraiser for Amnesty's efforts to free imprisoned monk U Gambira. Listen to the song and sign the e-postcard from Amnesty to the Burmese leaders:  |
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