ZIMBABWE: UNION LEADER IN HIDING AFTER POLICE RAID


Gertrude Hambira – General Agriculture and Plantations Workers Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ)

Press Release
24 February 2010

Amnesty International today called on the government of Zimbabwe to end harassment and intimidation of a union activist who is in hiding after police raided a union office in Harare on Wednesday.

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AMNESTY WELCOMES RENEWED UN CALL FOR GAZA CONFLICT ACCOUNTABILITY AS IMPORTANT SHIFT


A Palestinian man sits by the rubble of his house, destroyed during the January 2009 Gaza conflict.

March 1 2010

Amnesty International welcomes the General Assembly’s decision on Friday 26 February 2010 to reiterate its call on the Government of Israel and the Palestinians to conduct “independent, credible” investigations into allegations of serious violations of international law during the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel in 2008-2009.

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Tara Reale, Cork Women's Mini Marathon 2009

Are you planning to get fit, set your self a new challenge or join the tens of thousands of people in Ireland who will be getting active in 2010? If so, we would be delighted if you would do so on behalf of Amnesty International Ireland.

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