'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 15 February 2000) was a Palestinian national imprisoned in Syria who was described by Amnesty International as "possibly the
She also was active in several human rights organisations, notably Amnesty International, Democratic Concern, and Human Rights Union.
Amnesty International released satellite images which show that Anadan has come under heavy artillery bombardment during the uprising.
The students are particularly involved in social justice, raising money for various organizations such as Amnesty International, the St. Vincent de Paul Society and World Vision.
According to Amnesty International as of June 2013 the Bangladeshi government had still not honored the terms of the peace accord nor addressed the Jumma peoples concerns over the return of their land.
In 2011 Dean was invited to write the music celebrating Amnesty International's 50th year, which was released in May.
One woman told Amnesty International that during her five years of marriage, she was not allowed to leave her husband's home, while another reported that she had been raped by her boyfriend, who threatened to kill her if she told anybody, and continued to coerce her into sex for four months.
Service organizations at Dominican Academy include Amnesty International, Campus Ministry, Liturgical Choir, Junior Ladies of Charity, Pro-Life Club, National Honor Society, SADD, Student Ambassadors, and Student Council.
She is or has been a member of the Transport and General Workers Union, the World Development Movement, Action for Southern Africa, the Socialist Education Association, the Labour Animal Welfare Society, Amnesty International, the Co-operative Party and the Fabian Society.
Amnesty International argued that the attack should have been stopped when the train had been struck, and that the second bombing had violated the principle of proportionality.
Group co-founder Myint Aye, imprisoned on a life sentence in 2008, was selected by Amnesty International in 2012 as their case to promote at the annual Edinburgh Festival.
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The announcement, that comprised a full page of the official newspaper, followed calls by human rights advocacy groups, including London-based Amnesty International, for Burmese authorities to investigate recent violent attacks on rights activists in the country.
Amnesty International is an INGO that is dedicated to the promotion and protection of internationally regarded human rights as declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In April 1970 Amnesty International published its "Report on the Treatment of Certain Prisoners under Interrogation in Israel."
They travelled again to Caracas, but this time to the 50th anniversary celebration of the Universal Human Rights Declaration (at La Carlota Airport), organised by Amnesty International.
Later the same year, she donated a second short story, "Business Philosophy", to the Amnesty International anthology Freedom: Short Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
“We do a lot of human rights-related work because I’m interested in it,” including work for Amnesty International, Farm Aid and Oxfam, says Roth, who serves on the board of directors of Students for a Free Tibet.
The guilt of the two has been questioned, and Amnesty International has released reports criticising the prosecutions actions in the Rice/Poindexter Case.
According to Amnesty International, producer Franco Belsito had produced about 1,000 flags per year for 18 years, and suddenly had to cope with a demand in the range of millions.
Amnesty International has cited Japan for abuse of inmates by guards for infractions of prison rules.
He also put his language talents to use by working on Amnesty International’s former USSR desk (later becoming for a period in 2001-2002 Amnesty’s South Caucasus Researcher).
second highest by the prevalence after South Africa, although these stats are refuted by the investigation of Amnesty International, adding that the actual number of rape by 2006 were estimated to be close to 30,000.
Amnesty International reported that 80% of Afghan marriages were considered to be arranged by force.
Franks has since worked in community organisations such as Amnesty International and the YWCA and held such positions such as Policy Officer for the Mental Health Coalition of South Australia.
He retired from politics in 1979, becoming an executive member of Amnesty International and a member of the Victorian State Relief Committee.
By 1973, Turchin had founded the Moscow chapter of Amnesty International with Andrey Tverdokhlebov and was working closely with the well-known physicist and Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov.
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For her dedication, in 2005, Monira Rahman the Executive Director of ASF was awarded the Human Rights Award by Amnesty International.
Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health and featured in the documentary, wrote that, "I saw it twice and showed it to friends in Haiti... it is a great tool." The film was nominated at IDFA in Amsterdam for the Amnesty International Doen Award.
Amnesty International reported that at least 51 people died and 200 were wounded on that day, which included incidents in Srinagar and Bijbehara.
The Sri Lankan government strongly criticised Amnesty International Canada for accepting a grant of Canadian $50,000 by CTC, which it raised at the 2011 Canadian Tamil Walk-A-Thon at Thomson Memorial Park, Scarborough.
She was alleged by Amnesty International to be centrally involved in the 2003 Abu Ghraib and 2002 Bagram prisoner abuse cases.
Djevara also donated (and continue to donate) a percentage of revenue from merchandise and CDs to their chosen supported causes (at time of writing: Oxfam, Amnesty International, The Big Issue Foundation and TOSE Respite Care Home (Zimbabwe)).
supporting Matisyahu on the John Lennon cover "Watching The Wheels" (released on the iTunes exclusive compilation "Make Some Noise" put together by Amnesty International in support for Darfur, 2007)
Earthdance events have supported hundreds of charitable organizations including:Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sierra Club, Salvation Army, Orphanage in Kijaszkowo, Natural Resources Defense Council, Amnesty International, Aboriginal Health Center, Aqua for All, Circle of Life, Citizens for Peace, Friends of the Mississippi River, Jerusalem Peace Makers, and the Oshkosh Rhythm Institute.
According to Amnesty International, Palacios among other church leaders, was targeted for "termination" by a death squad led by Roberto D'Aubuisson.
Growing international pressure against the regime's Dirty War resulted in a petition campaign organized by Para Tí, in which postcards labeled "Argentina: The Whole Truth" could be torn out by readers and mailed to a list of addresses of the regime's most prominent international critics, including U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Senator Ted Kennedy, and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, as well as Amnesty International and numerous international newspapers of record.
The band began performing at larger and larger concert venues throughout Europe and South America including 1988's Amnesty International Human Rights Now! concerts along with other acts such as Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour.
According to his official DoD biography he served on the board of directors of Amnesty International, of Human Rights First and of the Tahirih Justice Center.
Though he has shot ad campaigns for a wide range of international clients, such as Adidas, Heineken, Swatch, Amnesty International, and Alitalia, he is best known for his campaigns for automotive companies including Jaguar, BMW, Saab, Alfa Romeo, Daimler-Chrysler, and Audi.
Steinberg has been a longtime critic of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Christian Aid, Oxfam and other organizations that he accuses of having "contributed to the hatred, rather than supporting peace".
He has acted as a consultant to or worked with a range of companies, national and international official institutions including the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, foreign ministries in Europe and the Middle East, the European Commission, and various NGOs - ranging from Amnesty International to the Bertelsmann Foundation.
One of the last projects Hilda worked on was in conjunction with Amnesty International about the crisis at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
As part of its campaign to highlight violations of human rights in Chechnya, jointly with Amnesty International and the International Helsinki Federation, IFCL sponsored screening of documentaries on the Chechen War around the world.
McCarthy asserted that attorneys for the prisoners had provided a copy of a book on Abu Ghraib, a speech given at an Amnesty International conference about the war on terror, and other materials, and that such materials threatened prison security.
Some of the clubs include chapters of DECA, Student Council, The Reckoner of MGCI, Amnesty International, and Key Club.
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the United Nations regularly use her investigations in reporting on human rights.
Prominent examples of external organizations that challenged the PAP during the 1987 ISA arrests are the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International, World Council of Churches and Asia Watch.
After retiring from campaign politics in the 1990s, Noble began focusing on developing major interactive civic engagement technology projects with clients such as the BBC, European Union, United Nations, Amnesty International, and The Aspen Institute.
Prof Martin Ennals, Ariel F. Sallows Professor of Human Rights in 1991 at the University of Saskatchewan, Secretary-General from 1968-80 of Amnesty International, and younger brother of David
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch moderated their criticism somewhat as a consequence.
According to the album insert a portion of the proceeds from this album will go to Amnesty International and the Union of Concerned Scientists.