Upcoming Events:

January 7th - Amnesty International Group 50 is co-sponsoring an event with the Evanston League of Women Voters. As part of Group 50's regular monthly meeting, Attorney Gary Isaac will speak on the situation of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mr. Isaac has been one of the lead attorneys coordinating the work of other attorneys in the effort to provide effective legal representation for the Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Mr. Isaac's presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 122 of Parkes Hall at the south end of the Northwestern University campus. Parkes Hall is connected to the Alice Millar Chapel at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Sheridan Road in Evanston. There is a small parking lot (free) on the east side of Parkes Hall , off the alley that parallels Chicago Avenue. For public transportation, take the CTA's Purple line to either the Davis Street or Foster Street "L" stop. Both stops are within a moderate walking distance from Parkes Hall.

 

Recent Events: "Torture and Medical Ethics"

March 5: Speaker, David A. Rothstein, M.D., Chicago psychiatrist and Amnesty
International member, with a longtime interest in the question of
medical ethics and human rights issues.Since the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, some in the U.S.
government and many American citizens regard torture as a viable weapon for the
United States to employ in the "War on Terror." Concerned by the government's
resort to torture in many documented instances, David Rothstein raises
a crucial ethics and human rights question: How should the medical and
psychology communities respond to requests for their members to
participate in the torture process? To answer this question, Dr. Rothstein
presented highlights from "Terrorism and Medical Ethics: Conflicting Loyalties
for American Psychiatrists," a paper he presented at the annual meeting of
the American Psychiatric Association in May 2006 in a session on Ethics and
Human Rights. In his presentation he examined the issue from many
angles, including Amnesty International's position that torture is
wrong no matter what the circumstances.

Dr. Rothstein spoke and had a
discussion following his presentation.

Stop Violence Against Women Forum and Rally on April 8, 2006

Amnesty International Group 50-Evanston/Rogers Park sponsored a free community forum as part of their “Stop Violence Against Women” campaign. Speakers presented on gender violence in Colombia and on Sex Trafficking in Chicago. The event was held Saturday, April 8 at the Evanston Public Library at 1:30-3:30 P.M. Letter writing and petitioning took place at the end of the program. Click here for photo's

THE POWER OF CHANGE IS IN OUR HANDS

Stop Violence Against Women Forum and Rally on March 5, 2005

 

• A special thank you to all who came out to support the 10th Annual Symposium on Human Rights in Guatemala presented by The Foundation for Human Rights in Guatemala on Dec. 10th.
• Thanks to all who came out to the "Break the Chains of Torture" event