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http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/communications_procedure.html#where   English    Español    Français Communications Procedure of the Commission on the Status of Women Any individual, non-governmental organization, group or network may submit communications (complaints/appeals/petitions) to the Commission on the Status of Women containing information relating to alleged violations of human rights that affect the status of women in any country in the world. The Commission on the Status of Women considers such communications as part of its annual programme of work in order to identify emerging trends and patterns of injustice and discriminatory practices against women for purposes of policy formulation and development of strategies for the promotion of gender equality. Deadline Any person or organization with a communication should write  by 1 August 2012 .  More info >> ...

http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2012/07/call_to_action_stop_the_feds_from_silencing_robert.php   Call To Action: Stop The Feds From Silencing Robert Platshorn By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in  News Friday, July 27, 2012 at 10:57 am The Silver Tour Robert Platshorn spreads the truth about cannabis through  The Silver Tour . Now the federal government has moved to silence him Here's What You Can Do To Fight Back Against The Feds Who Would Trample On Robert Platshorn's Rights For Spreading The Truth About Marijuana It's time to push back and expose the bureaucrats that are now moving behind the scenes to silence cannabis activists like  The Silver Tour 's Robert Platshorn all over the country. They are acting as a secret army, in anticipation of the upcoming spate of pro cannabis ballot initiatives. There are serious First Amendment rights at stake, not to mention their intent to kill the tremendous public momentu...

Posted: 12:49 p.m. Friday, July 20, 2012 http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/crime-law/convicted-former-pot-smuggler-platshorn-loses-firs/nPzCB/   Convicted former pot smuggler Platshorn loses first round in parole fight By  Jane Musgrave Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH —  Convicted pot smuggler turned medicinal marijuana advocate Robert Platshorn has lost the first round in his fight with the U.S. Parole Commission. Pointing out that Platshorn’s quest for freedom to speak at such events as Hempfest Seattle, Sacramento Hempfest and Detroit High Times Medical Cannabis Cup seems to conflict with his marijuana-related crimes, U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said the 70-year-old Golden Lakes Village resident must remain under the supervision of the parole office. Platshorn, who was released from prison in 2008 after serving roughly 30 years, said the parole office discharged him in May 2011 but recently alerted h...

IT'S a hefty pill to swallow. GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $3 billion for introducing "misbranded" drugs and failing to report safety data , following a criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice . The settlement is the largest for healthcare fraud in US history. "This historic action is a clear warning to any company that chooses to break the law," said James Cole, the US Deputy Attorney General, in a statement. The charges related mainly to three drugs. The investigators found that between 1998 and 2003, GSK unlawfully promoted an antidepressant, trade name Paxil, for treating depression in people under 18, despite no approval for this from the US Food and Drug Administration. Likewise, from 1999 to 2003, GSK promoted Wellbutrin, a drug approved at that time only for major de...

IT'S a hefty pill to swallow. GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $3 billion for introducing "misbranded" drugs and failing to report safety data , following a criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice . The settlement is the largest for healthcare fraud in US history. "This historic action is a clear warning to any company that chooses to break the law," said James Cole, the US Deputy Attorney General, in a statement. The charges related mainly to three drugs. The investigators found that between 1998 and 2003, GSK unlawfully promoted an antidepressant, trade name Paxil, for treating depression in people under 18, despite no approval for this from the US Food and Drug Administration. Likewise, from 1999 to 2003, GSK promoted Wellbutrin, a drug approved at that time only for major de...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/19/simon-harwood-not-guilty-ian-tomlinson   Simon Harwood cleared of manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson Met police officer cleared of manslaughter over death of bystander hit with baton and pushed to the ground Peter Walker  and  Paul Lewis guardian.co.uk , Thursday 19 July 2012 14.41 BST Footage from CCTV cameras, broadcasters, protesters and bystanders retraces the movements of PC Simon Harwood and Ian Tomlinson on 1 April 2009  Link to this video A policeman has been acquitted of killing  Ian Tomlinson  during  G20 protests in London  by  striking the 47-year-old bystander  with a baton and pushing him to the ground as he walked away from police lines. The jury at Southwark crown court on Thursday cleared PC Simon Harwood, 45, a member of the Metropolitan police's elite public order unit, the Territorial Support Group, of manslaughter following one o...

http://www.savesara.com/Letter.php       You may either endorse the letter below on this website  or send this letter or your own version by mail. This is  one of the strongest ways to push Sara's case forward.  Governor Jerry Brown c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Governor Brown: I am writing to urge you to grant clemency to Sara Kruzan, a woman who is serving a 25-year-to-life term in a California penitentiary for shooting and killing, when she was 16 years old, a man who had sexually abused her and who had previously been her pimp, making him a very serious child sex offender. While I am not condoning vigilantism, Sara's sentence of life without parole, imposed when she was a juvenile, is too extreme considering her youth and the extraordinary circumstances surrounding her crime, and fails to reward the remarkable personal growth and transformation that she has demonstrated during her 16 years in prison.  This is you...

  Thursday 5 July 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing the Syria Files – more than two million emails from Syrian political figures, ministries and associated companies, dating from August 2006 to March 2012. This extraordinary data set derives from 680 Syria-related entities or domain names, including those of the Ministries of Presidential Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Information, Transport and Culture. At this time Syria is undergoing a violent internal conflict that has killed between 6,000 and 15,000 people in the last 18 months. The Syria Files shine a light on the inner workings of the Syrian government and economy, but they also reveal how the West and Western companies say one thing and do another. List of Releases Released on Name 2012-07-19 14 The Pope and the dictator: as the Syrian bloody crackdown starts, Assad writes to Benedict XVI 2012-07-18 08 The best jokes of Bachar al-Assad 2012-07-17 02 Mail on Sunday (UK) Wiki...

  Translations [es]  Syria Files (ES)  [fr]  Syria Files (FR)  [de]  Syria Files (DE)  [pt_br]  Syria Files (PT-BR)  Today, Thursday 5 July 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing the Syria Files – more than two million emails from Syrian political figures, ministries and associated companies, dating from August 2006 to March 2012. This extraordinary data set derives from 680 Syria-related entities or domain names, including those of the Ministries of Presidential Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Information, Transport and Culture. Over the next two months, ground-breaking stories derived from the files will appear in WikiLeaks (global), Al Akhbar (Lebanon), Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt), ARD (Germany), Associated Press (US), L’Espresso (Italy), Owni (France) and Publico.es (Spain). Other publications will announce themselves closer to their publishing date. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said: "The material is embarrass...

http://www.elizabethohara.com/ffskpetitioninfo.php               A VISUAL PETITION & MOVEMENT TO FREE CHILD SEX-TRAFFICKING VICTIM SENT TO LIFE IN PRISON For More Details, Read The Sara Kruzan Story Here HOW TO PARTICIPATE   SIMPLY SUBMIT YOUR OWN HI-RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPH TO FACESFORSARAKRUZAN@GMAIL.COM Read the below details if you are unsure how to submit a photograph. SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH: THREE VERY SIMPLE RULES  FOR EXAMPLES OF PHOTOS SEE "FACES" GALLERY  1) Send 1 to 3 pictures of yourself that are clear, HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOS (over 500k, preferably 1MB or higher). No photoshopped images or otherwise doctored images.  2) You may send me a sentence/statement that will be attached as your quote along with the photo you send. Pictures with you looking into the camera are stronger for this project.  3) Group photos are absolutely not accepted without my permission.  That's it! Again, ...

March for Justice for Kingsley Burrell to be held in Birmingham TUESDAY, 10 JULY 2012 00:00 SECTION                                   A march demanding justice for Kingsley Burrell will be held on 18th August 2012 in Birmingham. Burrell lost his life after he was forcibly restrained by police, while detained under the Mental Health Act. A year after Burrell’s death, no one has been charged and his body has still not been released to his grieving family for burial. Community members are urged to attend the march in large numbers in memory of Burrell and all who have died in custody . MARCH FOR JUSTICE FOR KINGSLEY BURRELL Date: 18th August 2012 Time: 12:00 Venue: Summerfield Park, Dudley Rd/Icknield Port Rd, Birmingham B16 http://www.facebook.com/BirminghamStrong4Justice

Justice for Kingsley Burrell supports the UFFC No. 10 Petition re: deaths in custody Deaths in police, prison, mental health & immigration detention http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26276 The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) calls for an independent judicial inquiry into all suspicious deaths in custody. UFFC is a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in the custody of police and prison officers as well as those who died in psychiatric and immigration detention. It also has members and supporters from campaign groups and advocacy organisations from across the UK. The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody report published in 2011 states: in total, there were 5,998 deaths recorded for the 11 years from 2000 to 2010. This is an average of 545 deaths per year.Despite the fact there have been 11 unlawful killing verdicts since 1990 there has never been a successful prosecution. Our joint ef...

The Official Kingsley Burrell Poster for the National Demo 18 August. Please spread the word, post, email and promote @march4justice   http://justiceforkingsleyburrell.blogspot.co.uk/ Justice for Kingsley Burrell Campaigning for Justice for Kingsley Burrell and for legislative reform in regards to deaths in custody. In unity with all those who have lost a loved one in these circumstances.   Planning meetings for 2nd March 4 Justice 4 Kingsley Burrell to be held at: Handsworth Park, Community Play centre on    Saturday 21st July    6-8pm Saturday 28th July    6-8pm Saturday 4th August  6-8pm Saturday 11th August 6-8pm Please attend if you can and volunteer your time to help  co-ordinate the March on 18th August.  www.facebook.com/Justice4Kingsley Twitter: @March4Justice   Update: Body of Birmingham dad Kingsley Burrell not released one year on Originally published at Birmingham...

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/VIOLENCE_AGAINST_WOMEN_AND_CHILDREN   STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN This petition is awaiting approval by the Avaaz Community 100 16 16 signers. Let's reach 100 Why this is important I am working in favour of the culture of human rights and democracy in Iran and Afghanistan and I want to STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN in Iran and Afghanistan   I would like to call upon the national and international community to give more room and opportunity to the role of women in peace- and security building in Iran and Afghanistan. I would like to ask the Iran and Afghan Government to ban any discriminatory acts and practices which are against Iran and Afghan women’s rights. • I would like to call upon the Iran and Afghan state and international partners to support the Afghan and Iran women in reducing poverty. Poverty is one of the main challenge...