Friday, October 01, 2010

Amnesty International USA Appalled by Internet Video Showing Killings Possibly by Pakistani Forces

Posted on:Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:22 PM 

Washington, D.C.:– T. Kumar, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) director for international advocacy, issued the following statement in response to the Internet video showing men in Pakistani military uniforms executing six young men in civilian clothes: 

“Amnesty International USA is extremely disturbed by this video that shows men in Pakistani military uniforms killing young civilian men.  The Obama administration should urge the Pakistani authorities to immediately investigate this video and make any findings public.  If the images in the video are verified, the investigation should also focus on whether any Pakistani senior military and civilian officials were involved in either ordering or covering up these killings.  All those responsible should be held accountable for their actions." 

“AIUSA has been urging the Obama administration to fully enforce U.S. law restricting military assistance to any Pakistani military units that are involved in human rights violations.”  
Amnesty International is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with more than 2.8 million supporters, activists and volunteers who campaign for universal human rights from more than 150 countries. The organization investigates and exposes abuses, educates and mobilizes the public, and works to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. 


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Monday, September 27, 2010

Beginning with a Sikh

16 Commissioners were sworn in by Acting Solicitor General Neal Katayal, the highest ranking Asian American in the United States Justice Department.
Pictured here (L-R) after their swearing-in ceremony are newly appointed Commissioners, Sunil Puri, President, Rockford Group Inc.; Amardeep Singh; Kamuela Enos, Director of Community Resource Development at MA`O Organic Farms; Daphe Kwok, Commission Chair and Executive Director of Asians and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities; and Sefa Aina, Director of the Asian American Resource Center at Pomona College.
Courtesy:Sikh Coalition
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