Category Archives: Local Chapters

Mohammed al-Qahtani released from prison!

Dr. Mohammed al-Qahtani, a Saudi human rights activist and scholar and the focus case of Group 39, has been released on January 10, 2025, after more than 12 years in detention. During this time, he has been subjected to incommunicado detention, forced disappearance, inadequate health care, and assault. Group 39 has been advocating for his release since 2019, and we are relieved to hear about this positive development. Now released, he remains under a 10-year travel ban, which prevents him from being reunited with his wife and five children, who all now live in the United States.

2024 Write for Human Rights

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Join Amnesty International Pittsburgh (Group 39) and many other inspiring Pittsburgh rights groups and community leaders on Monday, December 9, 2024, 6-9pm at Calvary Episcopal Church for our annual Write-for-Rights event.

This year marks the 39th annual gathering in Pittsburgh! During the event you can contribute to writing hundreds of letters on important human rights cases of our time.

Stop in and stay as long as you can. Write letters. Talk to other activists. Check out information tables about local groups working in Pittsburgh on local, national and international issues. There will be a candle-lighting ceremony at about 7:15pm.

Case information, letter writing materials, and light refreshments will be provided.

Tabling at farmers markets

Members of Group 39 have been tabling at farmers markets in Bloomfield and Squirrel Hill in June and July. We have been collecting signatures for several petitions:

  • For our focus case, the imprisoned human rights advocate and scholar Mohammed al-Qahtani in Saudi Arabia.
  • To support a bill that abolish the federal death penalty.
  • To support press freedom in Israel.
  • To call for efforts to protect civilians in the civil war in Sudan.

At each occasion, we have been able to collect 100-200 signatures!

2023 Write for Human Rights

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Join Amnesty International Pittsburgh (Group 39) and many other inspiring Pittsburgh rights groups and community leaders on Monday, December 11, 2023, 6-9pm at Calvary Episcopal Church for our annual Write-for-Rights event.

This year marks the 38th annual gathering in Pittsburgh! During the event you can contribute to writing hundreds of letters on important human rights cases of our time.

Stop in and stay as long as you can. Write letters. Talk to other activists. Check out information tables about local groups working in Pittsburgh on local, national and international issues. There will be a candle-lighting ceremony at about 7:15pm.

Case information, letter writing materials, and light refreshments will be provided. Attendees are encouraged to wear face coverings while not eating or drinking.