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A History of Amnesty international, Group #139, Madison Wisconsin

A History of Amnesty international, Group #139, Madison Wisconsin. A photo of the active group as of May 12, 2011. Origins….

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A History of Amnesty international, Group #139, Madison Wisconsin

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  1. A History of Amnesty international, Group #139, Madison Wisconsin

  2. A photo of the active group as of May 12, 2011

  3. Origins… • In 1978 Group 139 was established by Dr. Connie Blanchard, Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The main purpose of the Group was working for the human rights of the Prisoners of Conscious (POC). At that time, local groups were called "Adoption Groups" because they focused on specific cases involving "POC's" assigned to them. The work often involved research, contact with family members, etc.; not just sending letters to the incarcerating authorities. Today, different terminology is used, with "Adoption Case" replaced by "Case Dossier", "POC" (though still used) replaced by "Individual At Risk", and so on.

  4. Ancient History… • History of Group 139 Case Dossiers:South Korea: Chang KiYeong - Full releaseUruguary: Jorge Raul Castillo Malmierca - Released in investigationSyria: Ismail ShukrHaissain - ReleasedSudan: el hassein Mohamed - Released in investigationSao Tome & Principe: AdelinoMendonca - ReleasedMalaysia: Chan Kam See - ReleasedUSSR: TatayaShchipokova - Prison term ended, releasedUruguay: HiberConteris - Change of Government, releasedPoland: Adam Michnik - ReleasedTurkey: EkremAkkus - Case ClosedNepal: Arun Nepal - Investigated by #139; made POC; releasedMorocco: EddaoudiSaleh - Investigation, no results, some evidence he may have diedPeru: Noe Pastor Romo Antonio - Released to semi-libertyGreece: Titus Gofas - ?China: Fu Bin - ReleasedMyanmar: Dr SalaiTuu Tan - ReleasedMaynar: SeinHlaOo - ReleasedGuantanamo Bay / Chad: Mohammed el-Gharani - Released to country of Chad where he was from;Laos (see our FB page):ThongpaseuthKeuahoun (in prison until 2019),Seng-alounPhengphanh (in prison until 2019), BouavanchChanhmanivong (recently released), Keochay(released in 2002, learned about it in 2006), KhamphouviengSisaath (died in prison 9-2001). 

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