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Re: Amnesty's Silence



I think that the International Secretariat could still issue a strong statement
or a report on the situation in Iraq. 

The organization could also ask members in other nations to campaign.
In my view, AI has made a political decision not to condemn the sanctions. 

Sandeep


J. Vernon
> 
> Aren't national branches of Amnesty prevented from criticising policies of
> their own governments? This could stop Amnesty UK from intervening on the
> issue of sanctions - After all, the UK is the USA's chief partner in
> crime. Amnesty had the same problem with IRA hunger strikers in the 80s. 
> 
> J Vernon
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