Meeting Information

Wednesday,
September 10th
7:00 pm
Location
 TBA

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Syria
Mamun Al-Humsi is our region's adopted prisoner of Conscience. As a member of the People's Assembly, Syria's legislative body, he was well placed to advocate human rights protections in his country, and he called for an independent parliamentary human rights committee to be set up at the People's Assembly. When the "Damascus Spring" ended, he was the first legislator to be arrested. more info...
 

Burma
Amnesty International at UWM has teamed up with the Burma Refugee Relief Coalition at UWM to help protect those human rights most valuable to the Burmese people. Learn more.
 

Worldwide

Find out what you can do to promote human rights online!

Read the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights!

Africa
When we think of diamonds, they may symbolize romance. But that is not the case in all of the countries where diamonds are mined. Watch Amnesty's flash movie about why you be cautious when buying diamonds!

(more on Diamonds)

Republika Srpska
Amnesty International Group 23 in Houston asked us to spread the word about Avdo Palics's case. Palic is a disappeared prisoner from Bosnia. Visit group 23's website to see how you can help!

Death Penalty

ACLU Execution Watch
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