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Refugee Action Team
Group 133's Refugee Action Team is an opportunity for Amnesty
International members to get involved in helping protect the human rights of
refugees and asylum seekers, through advocacy, education and grassroots
activism.
Although we are currently focusing on those who arrive in the United States,
we also support AI actions on behalf of asylum seekers, refugees and displaced
persons in other countries.
Some of the issues we are addressing:
- detention of asylum seekers;
- detention of refugee children;
- women's ability to obtain asylum;
- expedited removal and return to countries where human rights violations
are likely;
- mistreatment of detained immigrants;
- and access to medical treatment in detention.
Take Action to Stop Serious Violations of the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Congo
There are reportedly 1.6 million internally displaced persons in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ongoing conflict in that region has left displaced persons vulnerable to shootings, rapes and other serious human rights violations.The small number of UN peacekeepers in the DRC have been unable to protect the inhabitants of IDP camps. Please click the link below for an Amnesty International action that calls on the UN Security Council to increase the number of peacekeepers and provide greater protection to civilians in the DRC.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/protect-people-drc
For information on upcoming meetings, please contact the
Refugee Action Team Coordinators. |
