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In this issue:
Community Potluck Everyone is invited to a community potluck to meet the walkers and support the Walk4Justice. (Regina Seniors Centre, 2404 Elphinstone St.) The Walk4Justice began in Vancouver on June 21 and is gathering support from across Canada. On Sept 15 the organizers of the walk will present a petition on Parliament Hill and publicly address the issues faced by the marginalized, the missing and murdered women and their families. A special thanks to the Public Service Alliance of Canada for helping by connecting with the walkers and also for booking and paying for the meeting place. We welcome everyone to this event...if you are not able to attend please take a minute to sign the on line petition at (if you want to join the walk ... July 22nd Tuesday approx. 9:30 am at the weigh scales coming from Moose Jaw, the route will be down Lewvan over to Gordon down Albert St. to Vic arriving at City Hall Courtyard approx. 12:00 noon.)
Regina Folk Festival Amnesty International will have a display at the Regina Folk Festival..be sure to drop by if you are at the folk festival ....if you would like to volunteer at the display for a couple of hours please email the time you are available (and your phone # to gordon.barnes@amnestysaskatchewan.ca). For more information about the festival visit reginafolkfestival.com
The conference: “Missing Women: Decolonization, Third Wave Feminisms, and Indigenous People of Canada and Mexico” The conference: “Missing Women: Decolonization, Third Wave Feminisms, and Indigenous People of Canada and Mexico” examines the consistent and alarming rise of missing Indigenous women in both countries. For more information and details regarding the conference registration visit: missingwomenregina.com This conference is not organized by Amnesty International however it complements our work on the Stolen Sisters and Stop Violence Against Women Campaigns and we are encouraging everyone who can, to participate. |
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When the Chinese government lobbied to get the Olympics they promised this would help human rights in their county – instead the opposite appears to be happening with increased repression reported regularly. Please join Amnesty International's “Keep the Promise” campaign at: http://www.amnesty.ca/blog2.php?blog=keep_the_promise_2 Our Regina Amnesty International Group has already started to plan for our celebration of International Human Rights Day...December 10th – this year is the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and we would like to use this a time to increase awareness for the UDHR and AI's human rights work..ideas we are working on “open mike nights” ..community displays....if you have suggestions or would like to help please email: regina@amnestysaskatchewan.ca Our Regina Amnesty International group continues to encourage support for WOZA – women in Zimbabwe who are actively promoting human rights – please visit http://www.amnestysaskatchewan.ca/regina/woza/ for more information.
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Canada and several other NATO allies struck agreements in 2005 to transfer detainees to Afghan custody despite serious concerns about systematic torture, particularly within the National Directorate of Security... Reform of the Afghan prison system is a long-term project. The alternative to the current flawed approach does not have to be for NATO forces to build their own separate facilities for handling detainees. Rather, a collaborative initiative between Afghan authorities and NATO states can contribute to penal reform and help improve the country’s capacity to meet its international human rights obligations...
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