http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog Protect the human! Sat, 10 May 2008 21:29:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Details after the jump. PUBLIC AI Index: AMR 51/039/2008 09 May 2008 UA 123 /08 Death penalty / Legal concern USA (Virginia) Percy Levar Walton (m), black, aged 29 PUBLIC AI Index: AMR 51/039/2008 09 May 2008 UA 123 /08 Death penalty / Legal concern USA (Virginia) Percy Levar Walton (m), black, aged 29 Levar Walton, who suffers from serious mental illness, is ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/ai-ua-12308-usa-virginia-death-penaltylegal-concern/ Maybe I missed out on this article first time around (I put it down to being 14 at the time). However it's now gone long enough to not look unobservant, and instead be producing a 'modern classic' for you to read. As it's about free speech and censorship it's particulary relevant ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/mark-thomas-famous-work-on-liberty-1863/ Send a mothers day card, care of Amnesty to the Tiananmen Mothers for mothers day on the 11th May: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/china/mothers.asp   If you haven't already see this! http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/mothers-day/ In our meeting on 6th May we had a guest speaker from LGBT Youth Scotland who informed us of an upcoming event on High street in Edinburgh called IDAHO. This event hope to campaign for LGBT human rights to be acknowldeged worldwide. This seems like a very exciting event, and if you ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/idaho-2008-edinburgh-17-may/ Behind the jump as ever. Email - Emma to check and forward as appropriate. Tuesday - LGBT guy and campaign discussion. One Voice - Sinead and Rachel to go - organise meeting early next term? Blog - debate on activism. China covert ops - brainstorm and start at meeting. QM based competition? SRC - no storage - ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/gu-amnesty-committee-meeting-4508/ I would like to pose some questions; How much do you know? How much do you need to know? How much should we show you? These questions have risen from recent pictures we have been sent depicting the terrible outbursts of violence occurring in Tibet at this time. However from ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/gruesome-or-truthsome/ So, does anyone remember last year when the US Supreme Court were reviewing claims that the lethal injection, which is supposed to induce a painless death by using sodium thiopental as an anaesthetic, was actually causing a lot of painful deaths? The argument, put forward by Amnesty, (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7027305.stm) is that ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/lethal-injection-okay/ Alright maybe it's not exactly the same, but had anyone else seen this before? MTVs campaign called EXIT (End eXploitation and Trafficking). Whilst they don't seem to be doing much at the moment, Radiohead have released this video with them: I haven't listened to it yet, library with no sound, but just ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/fighting-for-freedom-60s-style-with-music/ Amnesty is calling for four main issue's to be addressed by the Chinese Governement, these are: executions, fair trials, respect the rights of human rights defenders and freedom of censorship. These will be the main areas that we will focus on when we begin our campaign regarding China. Executions: Amnesty are calling ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/china-the-lowdown/ Amnesty has released two new videos. The first is intended to raise awareness of waterboarding torture; the second is to draw attention to China's terrible human rights record. Stuff Of Life: Part of the unsubscribe campaign. See the related blog post and news item. 'Torchure': Part of Amnesty International's efforts to raise ... http://www.guamnesty.org.uk/blog/2008/05/two-provocative-videos-from-amnesty-international/