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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Amnesty International Canada Updates: Crisis in Sudan / Campaign against Internet censorship

How much of Earth's atmosphere must we contaminate? How much of our lands and waters must we pollute? How much of our resources must we plunder, deplete? How many species must we ravage, despoil, extinguish? How many people must we degrade, deprive, destroy with toxic wastes and wars, before we learn to respect one another, to live in harmony on this planet, our Home? "All living beings are brothers and sisters, nourished from the same source of life.." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

: Name: Annamarie; Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

I was born in Eastern Europe during the height of the Stalinist regime's reign of terror. Thus, I know what it is like to live under a repressive, dictatorial regime. The fear and terror -- as dissident friends and family members were tortured, imprisoned and some were executed -- is indelibly etched in my memory. That is the reason I have always been an ardent advocate of freedom, social justice, civil liberties, human rights and a voice of peace. The way I see it, war is morally wrong, regardless of who wages it, for whatever reason. No piece of land or commodity is worth the sacrifice of one human life. We are all members of the same race - the "human race" - and must learn to coexist peacefully. Our planet cannot sustain us much longer if we do not stop our wars, nukes, polluting, deforestation, and the wasteful, gluttonous consumption and depletion of our natural resources.

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Sudan: Protect the people of Darfur

War remains a daily reality for the people of Darfur Sudan. Despite ongoing peace talks and ceasefires, the conflict which escalated three years ago shows no signs of letting up.

Two hundred thousand people are dead. Over two million people have either fled their homes or been displaced by the conflict. Thousands of women and girls have been systematically raped. Villages throughout the region have been burned to the ground.

The people of Darfur have lived in fear for too long.

Take action now

Send an email message to your member of parliament, urging the Canadian government to make the crisis in Darfur a top priority.

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Amnesty launches campaign against internet censorship

The Internet is a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. Governments are cracking down on freedom of expression – with the help of some of the biggest IT companies in the world.

Join Amnesty International's irrepressible.info campaign to show that online or offline, the human voice and human rights are impossible to repress.

Visit the irrepressible.info website

Sign Amnesty's pledge on internet freedom

Undermine censorship by publishing irrepressible fragments of censored material on your own site.

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