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.

September 2018:

• Egypt: Defender of women’s rights imprisoned without trial (more info)
• Angola: Youth activist disappeared (more info)
• Bangladesh: Photographer arrested for media interview (more info)

July 2018:

• Focus Case – Zunar: Letter to new Malaysian Prime Minister
• Refugee Support Letter to U.S. Senators
• Myanmar: Reuters journalists face prison (more info)
• Guatemala: Land defenders killed (more info)

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:

• Focus Case – Zunar: Letter to US ambassador
• Egypt: Detained Journalists and Activists (more info)

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:

• Syria: Urgent medical cases need evacuation (more info)

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:

• Saudi Arabia: Release human rights activist
• Akansas: Stop mass executions (online campaign)

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)