Amnesty International recognizes CMA action CMAJ 1997;156:973 © 1997 Canadian Medical Association Amnesty International's Medical Network has called attention to 2 CMA actions opposing human-rights abuses. A recent edition of the network's Health Care and Human Rights noted that the CMA's new Code of Ethics, adopted by General Council in 1996, includes an item (33) that condemns human-rights abuses. It also noted that General Council passed a resolution protesting the Nigerian government's decision to cancel the annual meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association and the subsequent sentencing of the association president to 15 years in jail. The Medical Network welcomes the financial, moral and letter-writing support of Canadian physicians. Information is available from 214 Montreal Road, Vanier ON K1L 1A4. Send a letter to the editor responding to this article Envoyez une lettre à la rédaction au sujet de cet article | CMAJ April 1, 1997 (vol 156, no 7) / JAMC le 1er avril 1997 (vol 156, no 7) |