Over 200 St. Louis activists joined together to protest the arrival of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who came to St. Louis February 19th to give a paid talk ($30,000) at Washington University.

Amnesty International joined with student groups from Washington University, Webster, UMSL, SLU, and local community organizations like the ACLU, Instead of War, Code Pink, WILPF, CTSA, and other St. Louis area groups to demand that we: Close Guantánamo! Denounce Torture! Restore Habeas!

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Amnesty International France used the release in France of the movie “Renditions” (by Gavin Hood) to do the promotion of Amnesty’s declaration to end illegal detention.

AI France organised a premiere in Paris, in a movie theatre located on Les Champs Elysées in early January, a debate took place after the movie.

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Our activity the 8th of february went really well and we received many signatures. Two people were dressed with orange suits and had black hoods covering the heads, and a third person had orange strips. A lot of people got interested in the action (more…)