On this page, we are posting cases for which we did letter writing actions at our meetings. Sample letters for each case are also included. Please take a few minutes to write one or a few! It is always preferred to write a letter by hand in your own words (but you can use the sample letter as a guidance). However, if you are in a rush, just signing a sample letter is also useful.
April 2019:
- US: COVID-19 risk in immigration detention (more info)
- Saudi Arabia: Palestinians facing unfair trial (more info)
- Focus case: Business between Saudi Arabia and Pittsburgh must acknowledge human rights (backgound info here and here)
March 2019:
- India: Right to peaceful protests (more info)
- EU: Treat migrants with dignity (more info)
- Focus case: Business between Saudi Arabia and Pittsburgh must acknowledge human rights (more info on the business side here)
February 2019:
- PA House: Allow vote on common-sense gun reform
- US Senate: Stop the Muslim Ban (more info)
- Focus case: Release ACPRA co-founders (more info)
January 2019:
- Myanmar: Imprisoned members of satirical poetry troupe (more info)
- UAE: Blogger held in dire conditions (more info)
- Turkey: Free author Ahmet Altan (more info)
December 2019:
November 2019:
- Arizona: Immigrant aid worker charged
(success: defendant was acquitted!) - Texas: Potentially innocent black man faces death penalty
(update: execution has been suspended) - Focus case: International Saudi investment conference
October 2019:
- US: Humanitarian standards in border facilities
- Bangladesh: Education denied for Rohingya (more info)
- Focus case: Letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs
September 2019:
- US: Background checks for gun sales (more info)
- Brazil: Protect indigenous lands in Amazon (more info)
- Focus case: Letter to Minister of Interior
July 2019:
June 2019:
- Focus Case: Letter to King of Saudi Arabia
- Thailand: Prosecution of labor right advocates (more info)
- Guatemala: Indigenous people harassed by mining interests (more info)
April 2019:
- Mozambique: Journalist detained without charges (more info)
- Philippines: Critical journalist arrested repeatedly (more info)
- Azerbaijan: Activist arrested on fabricated charges (more info)
March 2019:
- Iran: Women’s right lawyer faces long imprisonment (more info)
- Iran: Wildlife conservationists face death penalty (more info)
- Zimbabwe: Opposition members arrested (more info)
February 2019:
- Somaliland: Poet arrested for calling for government reform (more info)
- US: Unfair treatment of imprisoned Native American activist (more info)
- Cote d’Ivoire: Online activist subjected to torture (more info)
January 2019:
- Mexico: New law would expand mandatory pretrial detention (more info)
- Bahrain: Deported Bahraini at risk of ill-treatment (more info)
- China: Persecution of Christian house church members (more info)
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