HUMAN RIGHTS GETS A NEW AUDIENCE.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski The Sept. 11 attacks have hurt many nonprofit groups whose faithful givers have reallocated their donations to the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , the United Way and other special funds for victims and their families. But it has contributed to a growth spurt growth spurt Pediatrics A period of rapid growth in middle adolescence; ♀ ↑ ±8 cm/yr ±age 12; ♂ ↑ ±10 cm/yr ± age 14; GS is orderly, affecting acral parts–ie, hands and feet grow before proximal regions, for Human Rights Watch, the largest U.S.-based international human rights organization, holding its annual celebration dinner Monday in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . Since then, news reports have shed a lot of light on oppressed op·press tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es 1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny. 2. women in Afghanistan and teeming teem 1 v. teemed, teem·ing, teems v.intr. 1. To be full of things; abound or swarm: A drop of water teems with microorganisms. 2. refugee camps near its borders. ``The support for and awareness of human rights around the world has been growing steadily, and that's been mirrored in our own structure,'' said ``Providence'' co-star Mike Farrell, who previously co-chaired California's statewide branch. With the recent addition of a Northern California division in the Bay Area, Farrell now oversees only the southern half of the state. That apparent demotion de·mote tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes To reduce in grade, rank, or status. [de- + (pro)mote. couldn't make him happier. ``It's a sign of the growing support of the human rights movement,'' said Farrell, a longtime activist who also serves as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (established December 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. . Human Rights Watch now has bases in Brussels, London and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and is considering expanding into Chicago and other cities. The annual dinner will pay tribute to prominent human rights activists from around the world, including Ismail Adylov of Uzbekistan, Rosa Isabel Garcia of Guatemala, Haruun Ruun of Sudan, Abdul Rahman Yacob of Indonesia and Afrasaib Khattak of Pakistan. Dustin Hoffman will host the event, and presenters include Noah Wyle, Ben Stiller and Alfre Woodard. Farrell was pleased that the Beverly Hilton event was practically sold out days ahead of time, with more than 800 tickets at $250 each already purchased, about a hundred more than in previous years. He said Human Rights Watch will remain vigilant as a watchdog not only of foreign governments and ruling parties such as the Taliban, but of America's actions on foreign soil as well, by monitoring civilian casualties of bombs dropped in Afghanistan, for example. ``We have to sort out our priorities, to meet our military goals with the least harm to civilians,'' he said. ``We're trying to keep that idea in the forefront as well.'' For more information on Human Rights Watch, the dinner and the honorees, go to www.hrw.org on the Web. |
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