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Seminar ”Security and Human Rights”: Campaign Highlights Spring 2010

New Amnesty’s campaign to be presented: since 11 September 2001, torture and detention without charge or trial has been adopted by countries like the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka as anti-terrorist measures. There are victims of this practice and their dependents, whom we are going to support during our spring’2010 campaign.

Published: January 22, 2010

When: Tuesday, 16. February 2010 17.30-20.15
Where: Bergen, Rafto House
Host: Amnesty International Norway Region West
Contact: (vest@amnesty.no)
More info: www.amnesty.no/web.nsf/pages/8B84871584AAFBDAC12573D00045AF9C

Welcome to training and seminars on the topic of what kind of activities we can undertake to get media coverage and the most signatures.

Program

17.30 Welcome!

17.45 Start

18.00 Introduction to security and human rights (Tanja)

Break

19.00 Workshop: activism around the spring peak (resource)

20.00 Summary & feedback

20.15 End

Speakers:

Tanja Clifford, tel. 99226488, email: tclifford@amnesty.no

From the resource group, email: vest@amnesty.no

It would be nice for us to know if you come within 12th February by vest@amnesty.no

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