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.
June 2018:
- Sudan: Death penalty for girl who killed husband in self-defense (more info)
- Russia: Peaceful protester detained (more info)
- Cuba: Prisoner denied contact to family (more info)
April 2018:
March 2018:
- Hong Kong: Bookseller detained in China (more info)
- China: Activist repeatedly tortured (more info)
- Myanmar: Journalists arrested for investigating Rohingya crisis (more info)
February 2018:
January 2018:
- U.S.: Border officials forcibly separate families (more info)
- Colombia: Killings or land claimant leaders (more info)
- Haiti: Women’s rights leader in danger (more info)
November 2017:
- Nevada: Put moratorium on executions (more info)
- Equitorial Guinea: Cartoonist imprisoned (more info)
September/October 2017:
- Focus case – Zunar: Letter to prime minister
- Focus case – Zunar: Travel ban (more info)
- Focus case – Zunar: U.N. report on cultural rights (more info)
- Myanmar: Stop violence against Rohingya (more info)
July 2017:
- China: Do not deport North Korean refugees (more info)
- Turkey: Amnesty International leaders arrested (more info)
- Pennsylvania: refugee children held in long-term detention (more info)
June 2017:
- Iran: Prisoner denied hear surgery (more info)
- United Arab Emirates: Imprisonment for speech (more info)
- Chad: Peaceful protesters on trial (more info)
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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