Archived Group Newsletters: 2008

November 2008

Contents

  • Harsh Sentences for Myanmar Dissidents
  • President-Elect Obama: 100 Days to Demonstrate Commitment to Human Rights
  • October Meeting Minutes
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Group #178 Irvine
  • UN Supports Work on Arms Trade Treaty
  • Fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo Causes Humanitarian Tragedy
  • Calendar of Events

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September 2008

Contents

  • 25 Years Remembering the Disappeared
  • August Meeting Minutes
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Upcoming Events
  • Guantanamo Cell Tour: September 18–20
  • Walk for Hope: October 18
  • Western Regional Conference: November 7–9
  • Clemency Denied for Troy Davis
  • Peter Gabriel Receives Amnesty Award
  • Calendar of Events

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August 2008

Contents

  • China: Beijing Authorities’ Broken Promises Jeopardize Olympic Legacy
  • July Meeting Minutes
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • Group #596 Huntington Beach
  • Update on Shi Tao
  • Syrian Prisoner of Conscience Freed
  • Jeff Bachman Elected AIUSA Chair
  • Calendar of Events

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July 2008

Contents

  • An Open Letter to the President of the People's Republic of China
  • Thousands to Join Human Art Petition
  • June Meeting Minutes
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • Group #596 Huntington Beach
  • Thich Huyen Quang Dies in Hospital
  • Calendar of Events

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June 2008

Contents

  • China: Tiananmen Activists Must Be Released
  • May Meeting Minutes
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang Is in Hospital
  • 14 Prisoners of Conscience in Equatorial Guinea Released
  • Calendar of Events

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May 2008

Contents

  • Legislation to Address Violence Against Women & Girls Worldwide Introduced in House of Representatives
  • April Meeting Minutes
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • Freedom for Moroccan Jailed Over Facebook Profile
  • Amnesty International Launches National Tour of Guantanamo Cell Replica
  • See AI’s Waterboarding Video
  • AGM Speaker Tells of Ordeal at Hands of U.S. Government
  • Calendar of Events

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April 2008

Contents

  • China: The Olympics Countdown — Crackdown on Activists Threatens Olympics Legacy
  • March Meeting Minutes
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • Amnesty Calls on Governments to Lift the Veil of Secrecy around Executions
  • AIUSA to Launch National Tour of Guantanamo Cell Replica
  • Calendar of Events

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March 2008

Contents

  • USA: Torture in the Name of ‘Civilization’ — President Bush Vetoes Anti-Torture Legislation
  • February Meeting Minutes
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • GITMO Cell Tour Coming Soon
  • Calendar of Events

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February 2008

Contents

  • AI Warns NATO Countries at Risk of Complicity in Torture in Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia: Girl from al-Qatif Pardoned
  • January Meeting Minutes
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • Group #178 Irvine
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Belarus: Youth Leader Released
  • Nebraska Enters the 20th Century
  • Calendar of Events

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December 2007 - January 2008

Contents

  • Stop the Human Rights Meltdown: Make Human Rights Real
  • Amnesty International Deeply Concerned by Another Bush Denial: “This Government Does Not Torture"
  • November Meeting Minutes
  • Group #175 Long Beach
  • Group #141 Orange
  • Releases of AIUSA Action File Cases
  • Indigeneous Woman Set Free
  • Ignite Hope, Advocate Change at AIUSA’s 2008 Annual General Meeting
  • Calendar of Events

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