Fujairah
Fujairah , sheikhdom (1995 pop. 76,254), c.450 sq mi (1,170 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates , SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. Agriculture, fishing, and boatbuilding are principal industries; no oil of any worth has been found in Fujairah, and it is one of the less developed emirates. Its ownership was contested in the late 19th cent. Fujairah was a British protectorate until it joined the United Arab Emirates in 1971.
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AMNESTY - STRATETIC PLAY: The human touch.(Amnesty International)(Organization overview)
Magazine article from: New Media Age; 1/25/2007; 700+ words
; Preparing Amnesty International for the future and reaching...digital strategy. Emma Rubach reports Amnesty International has always been about communication...writing letters on behalf of prisoners. Now Amnesty is exploiting new media's potential...
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 "African Journal of Legal Studies (Online)")
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VIOLENCE, AMNESTY AND TRANSITIONAL LAW: "PRIVATE" ACTS AND "PUBLIC" TRUTH IN SOUTH AFRICA
Magazine article from: African Journal of Legal Studies (Online); 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Whereas amnesty is generally associated with impunity and denial, in South Africa, amnesty was pulled into the reach of justice and...assesses the extent to which South Africa's amnesty fulfilled these normative goals. It centers...
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International and Po Portugal -- a long relationship.
M2 Presswire; 8/10/1999; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-10 August 1999-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International and Portugal -- a long relationship (C...the country whose troubles helped inspire the birth of Amnesty International. In November 1960, two Portuguese students...
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Amnesty focal point of debate on immigration
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 5/19/2007; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- The word "amnesty" -- at the core of the debate...meanings. There were sweeping amnesties after the English and U.S...deal in Congress have used "amnesty" in a pejorative way to describe...rewards illegal behavior is amnesty," Rep. Brian Bilbray, R...
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AMNESTY PROGRAMS DON'T CURE TAX EVASION PROBLEMS
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 4/9/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...Since 1982, 26 states have undertaken amnesty programs as a relatively painless way...the tax rolls. But in most cases, the amnesty has not proved to be a panacea for eradicating...the states suggests that a federal tax amnesty program, as proposed by Gov. Michael...
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 "The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)")
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Amnesty's deep flaw.(Paradigm Shift)
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 8/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...written several columns criticizing Amnesty International. Last week, Hassan Bility, a Liberian ex-dissident who Amnesty helped free from prison, wrote to...regimes over jailed dissidents is an Amnesty hallmark. Hundreds are free because...
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Amnesty Report Hits India Hard: Geneva U.N. Commission
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 3/3/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Sanjan Suri India Abroad 03-03-1995 Amnesty Report Hits India Hard: Geneva U.N. Commission. Amnesty International's policy at the United...on Pakistan, its latest reports show. Amnesty has made India its prime target for investigations...
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Amnesty International targeted on abortion by religious groups
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 7/25/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Famed for its human-rights work, Amnesty International is under siege from religious...outraged by a proposal that would expand Amnesty's mandate to include supporting access...clerics - including some who have backed Amnesty's activities in the past - claim the...
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Amnesty: Buzzword in Immigration Debate
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/18/2007; 700+ words
; NEW YORK - The word "amnesty" - at the core of the debate...meanings. There were sweeping amnesties after the English and U.S...deal in Congress have used "amnesty" in a pejorative way to describe...rewards illegal behavior is amnesty," said Rep. Brian Bilbray...
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Amnesty infomercial
Magazine article from: Review - Institute of Public Affairs; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; WHEN Amnesty International was formed in 1961, its...violence. In the midst of the Cold War, Amnesty was a beacon to prisoners of conscience...collapse of the Soviet empire has deprived Amnesty of most of its raison d'etre. In its...
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Amnesty
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...only later made into law, the amnesty proclaimed the acts of both...In other nations in which amnesties are accepted parts of the governing...process, the power to grant amnesty sometimes lies with legislative...the United States, granting amnesties is primarily a power of the...
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Amnesty International
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Amnesty International (AI) is a nonprofit, independent international organization...protect human rights around the world. Since its inception in 1961, Amnesty International has coordinated research, information, and education...
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amnesty
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
amnesty ˈæmnistē n. pl. -ies 1...people who have been convicted of political offenses: an amnesty for political prisoners | the new law granted amnesty to those who illegally left the country. 2. an undertaking...
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Sané, Pierre Gabriel 1948–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...secretary general for the human rights organization Amnesty International since 1992. Amnesty International, based in London, is a worldwide...Human Rights and other international standards. Amnesty campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience...
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Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...retributive justice deficit. Amnesty provisions vary widely, from individual to blanket amnesties, and are often accompanied...those not qualifying for amnesty (e.g., those who committed...scientists believe that amnesties play a valuable role in...
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