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Local group 283 meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 

REGULAR ORGANIZATION MEETINGS FOR 2010

FEBRUARY 23, APRIL 27, JUNE 22, AUGUST 24,
OCTOBER 26, (DECEMBER meeting will be preempted by Global Write-a-thon - date and location to be announced) 

HUMAN RIGHTS FILM EVENTS AT LUNAS CAFE

JANUARY 26, MARCH 23, MAY 25, JULY 27, SEPTEMBER 28, NOVEMBER 30 (Nov. meeting moved back to 5th Tuesday after Thanksgiving holiday)

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Regular organization meetings are held at the Sacramento Friends Meeting House, located at 890 57th Street (between J St. and H St.)  

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Living free from violence is a human right. Yet millions of women and girls around the world encounter rape, domestic abuse, mutilation and other forms of gender-based violence. Too often no one is held accountable for these crimes. With your help, we can urge governments to hold perpetrators responsible and put an end to this cycle of violence against women. Take action to stop violence against women!

 

COUNTER TERROR WITH JUSTICE

In the name of the "war on terror," the U.S. government has subjected people who have not been charged with or convicted of any crime to:

• Torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment

• Abductions (known as extraordinary rendition), "disappearances," and secret detention

• Illegal and indefinite detention in Guantanamo, Bagram, other U.S. facilities, and secret CIA sites

• Denial of legal rights, including fair trials and habeas corpus--the right to challenge the legality of one's detention

Additionally, the U.S. government has employed companies that have been implicated in cases of killings, torture, and rape, and has failed to adequately investigate and prosecute abuses.

These practices are wrong.

They are illegal under U.S. and international law. They violate American principles of justice. Military and intelligence experts have said these practices are ineffective.

Amnesty International calls on the United States government to end these human rights violations immediately and hold accountable all those who authorized and implemented them. Detainees must be charged and given fair trials, or be released to countries where they will not be at risk of human rights abuse.

The U.S. government must respect and protect human rights, and counter terror with justice.

It’s up to people like us—people around the world who want justice, security, and human rights—to make sure it happens. Join us

-Amnesty International USA’s Counter Terror With Justice