Below is an index of features from April 2007
Omar Khadr: young Canadian faces unprecedented trial
Posted: 25 April 2007
Omar Khadr may be the first person put on trial anywhere in the world for "war crimes" allegedly committed when he was a juvenile. Nearly five years after being taken into custody by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Canadian citizen Omar Khadr was charged for the second time on April 24, 2007 with five counts including conspiracy, murder and supplying material support to terrorism. He will be arraigned within 30 days, and within months faces an unfair trial before a military commission in Guantánamo Bay ... News Release | Take Action
Maze of Injustice- The Failure to Protect Indigenous Women from Sexual Violence in the USA
Posted: 24 April 2007
More than one in three Native American or Alaska Native women will be raped at some point in their lives. Most do not seek justice because they know they will be met with inaction or indifference. As one support worker said, "Women don't report because it doesn't make a difference. Why report when you are just going to be revictimized?" Sexual violence against women is not only a criminal or social issue, it is a human rights abuse ... News Release | Report | Take Action: Violence Against Women Act | Take Action: Indian Health Services
China: Canadian Uighur sentenced to life in prison
Posted: 20 April 2007
Amnesty is gravely concerned for Huseyin Celil's safety. He cannot defend himself. He cannot even ask you for your help. He and his young family desperately need you to act NOW! ... Send an urgent appeal to the Prime Minister of China. Donate to help Amnesty protect those who stand up against oppression | Public Statement
Amnesty International's Mission to Grassy Narrows: 16 - 20 April 2007
Posted: 20 April 2007
The people of Grassy Narrows — an Anishnabe community in northwestern Ontario — have suffered the flooding of their lands, the poisoning of their waters and the clear cutting of their traditional hunting and trapping territories ... Find out more | Read the Mission Diary | Send a message to Premier Dalton McGuinty
More than 3000 sign petition to demand an end to the abuse of Zimbabwe's Civil Society Activists!
Updated: 20 April 2007
Canadian human rights activists delivered the petition and signatures to the Zimbabwe embassy, in an afternoon march from Ottawa's Human Rights monument ... View a slideshow of Tuesday's march in Ottawa | Public Statement | Sign the petition
Throw a dinner party and help raise money for Amnesty International's life-saving work
Posted: 12 April 2007
The recipe for a Taste for Justice event is simple. Add you and your friends enjoying food together, then mix in raising money for Amnesty International's life-saving work. You'll be amazed at how the simplest recipes are often the tastiest! ... And for dessert? The prizes you're eligible to win! ... Check out a special edition of "Speak Out!" to find out more
New Amnesty report condemns conditions in Guantanamo
Posted: 5 April 2007
The large majority of detainees who remain in Guantánamo are held in cruel conditions of isolation which flout international standards, according to a new report, USA: Cruel and inhuman - Conditions of isolation for detainees in Guantánamo Bay, published by Amnesty International today. Most detainees have suffered harsh treatment throughout their detention, confined to mesh cages or maximum security cells. Moreover, a new facility which opened in December 2006, known as Camp 6, has created even harsher and apparently more permanent conditions of extreme isolation and sensory deprivation ... News Release | Report | Podcast | Take Action
Join us in Ottawa on April 17th to protest the violent crackdown against Zimbabwe civil society activists
Updated: 12 April 2007
A march on the Zimbabwe Embassy is scheduled....
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Zimbabwe: Stop the violent harassment of activists
Posted: 5 April 2007
50 activists were arrested on March 11th. They were beaten and reportedly tortured while in police custody. Add your name to the petition expressing grave concern and condemning their mistreatment ... Sign the petition | News Release | Open Letter to Robert Mugabe
Chad: Government must accept UN forces to protect civilians in East
Posted: 5 April 2007
Amnesty International today called on the Chadian government to reverse its refusal to accept a United Nations force into its eastern region bordering Sudan, after at least 25 unarmed civilians were killed on 30 March. The killings took place in the villages of Tiero and Marena, in the Dar Sila region. The attackers set fire to homes in the two villages shooting at men, women and children... News Release