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Amnesty International South Africa
Amnesty International South Africa (AI-SA) is a structure of Amnesty International (AI). The first AI groups in South Africa were set up in 1990 in Pietermaritzburg and Port Elizabeth and in 1991 in Durban . Currently. There are currently groups in seven of the nine provinces namely: Western Cape , Eastern Cape , Kwazulu Natal , Gauteng , North West Province , Mpumalanga Province and Limpopo Province.
Each group has voluntary Coordinators who are responsible for issues ranging from refugees, women, health and youths.
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Stand Up United - An International Team Defending Human Rights |
As national football teams fight it out at the 2010 World Cup in
South Africa, another team is lined up to fight for human rights.
The 11 members of Stand Up United defend human rights around the
world. They have a common goal – equality, dignity and justice for all.
Whatever human rights they defend, Stand Up United is sure to face
strong opposition. But with your support they can win.
Be a champion of human rights: take action and support Stand Up
United!
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Stop Violence Against Women |
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Violence against women is often ignored and rarely punished
Women and girls suffer disproportionately from violence - both in peace
and in war, at the hands of the state, the community and the family.
A life free from violence is a basic human right
From the home to the conflict zone, violence against women must stop.
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Over
the next six years – at least – Amnesty International will work to
shift the balance of power together with those who have been so far
denied a say as they tell their own stories and strive to engage in the
processes that determine their own future.
Amnesty International’s Demand Dignity
campaign will initially focus on a few key areas and patterns of human
rights abuse which show particularly sharply the interplay of
deprivation, insecurity, exclusion and voices ignored. The overall goal
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Stop the Irresponsible Arms Trade |
10-16 May 2010: Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence and
the Irresponsible Arms Trade
Sign up to the People's Treaty!
Today, there are no global standards controlling the international
trade in conventional arms to help protect human rights. Most
governments continue to permit the irresponsible trade in weapons,
munitions and other military and policing equipment, inflicting misery
and carnage on people in many countries.
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