Action Focus
Action Focus is an opportunity to become better informed on crucial Africa-related issues and to take
action for human rights and justice. Although one person acting alone may not be able to do very much,
hundreds of people acting together and speaking with one voice can be a formidable force for change!
Some Action Focus items target major issues involving Africa and offer alternative analyses and responses. They provide a more radical perspective than what is often found in government and mainstream media sources and they are accompanied by suggestions for action. Other Action Focus items are direct calls for immediate urgent action coming from Amnesty International or AfricaFiles' sister organizations, such as the members of KAIROS - Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives or the Africa Canada Forum. They often involve writing letters to MPs or other leaders about abuses and injustices or joining in some other kind of campaign action by sending solidarity messages to the organisers.
Current Actions
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Kenya: Hundreds at risk after forced evictions
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Sponsor: Amnesty International
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Target: Kenyan officials
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Action Site: http://www.amnesty.ca/urgentaction
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Other Contact Info: UrgentAction@amnesty.ca
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Just before midnight on 10 July, a bulldozer from the Nairobi City Council destroyed approximately 470 market stalls and an estimated 100 homes. Many people were asleep and had only minutes to evacuate their homes before they were destroyed. Many people lost all their belongings. Most of the market traders forcibly evicted from their stalls lost all their wares and had their livelihoods destroyed. Please write immediately to targets using suggestions below. JS
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Act By: 16 August 2010
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Swaziland: Activists at risk in police crackdown
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Sponsor: Amnesty International
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Target: Prime Minister and Commissioner of Police of Swaziland
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Action Site: http://www.amnesty.ca/urgentaction
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Other Contact Info: UrgentAction@amnesty.ca
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More than a dozen activists in Swaziland have been harassed, threatened, ill-treated or detained by the Swaziland police since June 2010 under the 2008 Suppression of Terrorism Act. Amnesty International is not naming the activists for fear of increasing their risk. Amnesty International is concerned that these men, and several others, may be at risk of ill-treatment again if they are arrested and interrogated by the police in the coming weeks. Suggested targets and actions below. JS
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Act By: 13 August 2010
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