April 2010
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Al-Haq Action Alert: Human Rights Defender Arbitrarily Detained and Tortured by Israeli Occupation Forces
On 15 March 2010, Umar Mousa Muhammad Ala-al-Din, a 25 year old Palestinian student from the village of al-Masara, near Bethlehem, was taken by Israeli Border Police and detained for seven days, until 22 March 2010. Ala-al-Din is a member of the Popular Resistance Committee of al-Masara village and an organizer of non-violent protests against… Continue reading
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HLLN 4 April, 2010 — After Haiti refugee detainment, Obama must get control of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Bohoun – Vodun Ceremony to expedite soul of those lost back to the sacred primordial waters
After Haiti refugee detainment, Obama must get control of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Giving Up the Search for Haiti’s Last Lost American | Vodun Ceremony to expedite soul of those lost back to the primordial waters Continue reading
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What Haitians Want From Americans (and What They Don't) by: Beverly Bell
We asked Haitians in civil society organizations, on the streets, in buses, “What do you want from the US? What help can Americans give Haiti?” Here are some of their answers. Continue reading
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HLLN 3 April, 2010: Relevant points about the Donor's Conference for Haiti
This week former Presidents Clinton and Bush are in Haiti, trying to drum up support for Haitis reconstruction and setting the stage for the upcoming donor conference at the U.N. on March 31. There is no shortage of needs, and even plans to address them. Yet the process has as yet to be transparent. Continue reading
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GazaFriends: Coalition to Break the Blockade on Gaza Announced
Istanbul, Turkey – Following months of preparation, a coalition bringing together a number of organizations and movements working to break Israel’s illegal blockade on Gaza was announced yesterday in Istanbul. The coalition, comprised of the Turkey-based IHH (Insani Yardim Vakfi) organization, the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG), the Greek Ship to… Continue reading
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Extensive media coverage of JQ protest, Wigmore Hall
As some of you know, there has been extensive coverage of our protest v the Jerusalem Quartet on Monday, in the printed and audio media. Continue reading
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