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Harvard's Amnesty International chapter has shown the productive nature of fighting oppression as well. By organizing letter-writing campaigns, circulating petitions and marching in rallies, the group has, for example, publicized the plight of the Haitian refugees...
...HIGHER PROFILE accorded to the plight of Syrian Jews is evident in its mention in international arenas. At the recent Middle East peace conference in Madrid, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir raised the issue, saying the Jews in Syria have "been exposed to cruel oppression, torture and discrimination of the worst kind." Turning to the Syrian delegates, he pleaded, "We appeal to you to let Jews who wish to leave your countries...
...financial plight of AIDS victims only highlights the need for support of such programs, Marlink argues. Federal funding increased only slightly this year, and taking the rate of inflation into account, actually decreased...
...plight of a pregnant 14-year-old, allegedly molested and raped by her best friend's father, stirred an international furor when Irish authorities forbade her to seek an abortion abroad. Last week the Irish Supreme Court overturned a High Court ruling that had prevented her from traveling to Britain to escape Ireland's near absolute prohibition on abortion. The girl's circumstance -- and her reported threat to kill herself if forced to bear the child -- had pitched Prime Minister Albert Reynolds headlong into a no-win political crisis within a week of taking office. He therefore greeted last week...
Tsongas' befuddlement over his schedule can serve as a metaphor for the plight of his underfunded and ill-organized campaign as it struggles to transform New Hampshire hoopla into a full-throated national crusade. But the where-am-I-going question is also an apt shorthand for the unpredictable Democratic race itself, a bizarre contest that has made political pundits look as reliable as racetrack touts...