Unfortunately, our weekly letter writing salon, Human Rights Café, is on hiatus. We are looking for an individual or group of people who could help organize a casual 2-hour letter writing event once or twice a month on Sundays at a convenient location, such as a coffee shop. If you would like to contribute please send an email to amnesty39@gmail.com.
In the meantime, we will be posting updates about current issues with sample letters, on this page. We suggest that you write a letter in your own words, based on the information in the sample letter. However, if you are short on time, feel free to print, sign and send the sample letter.
May 2017:
- Dakota pipeline protests: Protect press freedom
- Philippines: Uphold ban of death penalty
- Malaysia: Student convicted for possession of ‘illegal’ books (more info)
April 2017:
March 2017:
- E.U.: Help refugees stranded on Greek islands (more info)
- Turkey: Release imprisoned journalists (more info)
- Philippines: Stop extrajudicial executions (more info)
- Iran: Doctor on hunger strike
February 2017:
- Letter to White House: Reverse immigration ban
- Letter to Sen. Toomey: Oppose immigration ban
- Letter to Sen. Casey: Continue opposing immigration ban
- Letter to Speaker Ryan: Oppose immigration ban
- Letter to Army Secretary Speer: Do not fast-track the Dakota pipeline
- Letter to White House: Do not fast-track Dakota pipeline
January 2017:
- Congo: Release youth movement activists (background info)
- Brazil: Over 90 killed in prison riots (background info)
- Bahrain: Death sentences in unfair trials (background info)
December 2016:
Check out the cases for the 2016 Write for Rights campaign.
November 2016:
- Russia: Detained protester being tortured (background info)
- Turkey: Massive crackdown on media (background info)
- Vietnam: Harassment against environmental activists (background info)
October 2016:
- Iran: Death penalty after unfair trial (background info)
- China: Falun Gong practitioner subject to torture (background info)
September 2016:
- Iran: Wrongfully detailed human rights activist (background info)
- Iran: Investigate arbitrary detention of scientist (background info)
- Saudi Arabia: Juvenile facing death penalty (background info)
July 2016:
- China: Detained bloggers (background info)
- D.R.Congo: Release youth activists (background info)
- Bangladesh: Witness of hostage taking disappeared
There are updates to this case, which made our letter not applicable anymore
June 2016:
- Egypt: Leaders of NGOs under pressure (background info)
- Crimea: Tatar activist disappeared (background info)
Note: because of U.S. sanctions against Russia, USPS will not deliver to Crimea. Use the fax number(s) provided. - India: Journalist tortured in custody (background info)
May 2016:
- New Jersey: Refugee resettlement
- Austria: Don’t block borders to refugees (background info)
- Qatar: Torture victim Ronaldo Ulep (background info)
April 2016:
- USA: Native-American activist imprisoned for 40 years (background info)
- E.U.: Refugees stranded in Greek camps (background info)
- India: Human rights defenders in Chhattisgarh under attack (background info)
February/March 2016:
- Saudi Arabia: Poet sentenced to prison and flogging (background info)
- Vietnam: Human rights defender denied medical care (background info)
- Russia: Prosecution of government critic (background info)
January 2016:
- Turkey: Unlawful detention of Syrian refugee (background info)
- Dominican Republic: Stateless children (background info)
- U.S.: Take responsibility for global refugees (background info)
November 2015:
- India: Journalist detained on fabricated charges (background info)
- China: Falun Gong practitioner Li Xiaobo (background info)
- Turkey: Halt deportation of refugees (background info)
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