Human Rights October Activities this Fall...

A busy month as you may expect is October as we getting ready with final outlines of our feature event of the year: HUMAN RIGHTS DAY...
In addition to our weekly tabling at the Farmers Market, and monthly planning meeting; we are getting ready to participate at the Northeast Regional Conference at

21 OCTOBER 2017 – ALBANY, NEW YORK – ALBANY LAW SCHOOL, 1928 BUILDING

Below are few shots of activities over the past few weeks

Young Human Rights Heroes Awards offered by the Amherst Human Rights Commission recognized many young activists and their mentors, including Amnesty International Chapter.

A very productive meeting with Congressman Jim McGovern took place late this summer at his Northampton office to coordinate efforts with our Amnesty International chapter and the House's human rights commission that he co-chairs.

The meeting will bring many good things especially for the anti-torture advocates, and also bad news to President Trump's secret plans to bring torture and Black Sites back.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette published an editorial for our active member, Fanny Rothschild, TO MARK TORTURE AWARENESS MONTH and the work of our Amherst AI chapter. Fanny wrote:

"Not surprisingly, the current government is being secretive and contradictory about where it stands on torture. Still, this month we witnessed President Trump nominate Steven Bradbury — a George W. Bush official who had co-authored the infamous 2005 memo authorizing “enhanced interrogation techniques” including waterboarding — as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation."

Our At-large Members, Abdelrahman Gasim, Attorney, in Uganda; and Yasmine Hasnaoui, Diplomat, in Morocco continue to be active and share many of their human rights work in Africa. 

 

Our At-large Members, Abdelrahman Gasim, Attorney, in Uganda; and Yasmine Hasnaoui, Diplomat, in Morocco continue to be active and share many of their human rights work in Africa.