Amnesty International works to protect human rights worldwide. We have more than 2.2 million supporters, activists and volunteers in over 150 countries, and are completely independent from government, corporate or national interests. 

Amnesty International Sacramento Group 283 is a local chapter.

 ABOUT US / BACKGROUND

MEET UP

The Sacramento-area Amnesty International group meets monthly to discuss and plan

local human rights activities & events. 

Next meeting: Tuesday January 4, 2022

Online

email us at amnestysacramento@gmail.com for the Zoom link

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It will be an online meeting on the Zoom platform.  Please contact us at amnestysacramento@gmail.com for the link.

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WHAT WE DO

      Human Rights email newsletter

• Latest Sacramento Human Rights newsletter.
• Get on the mailing list - keep up to date on human rights news and actions in our area once a month: Newsletter registration
  

    Human Rights actions and programs

Read the list of 2021 Sacramento group activities

• Amnesty International Sacramento activities  

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HUMAN RIGHTS BOOK CLUB

We will start the Book Club again in 2022

Register here and check out past books:  https://tinyurl.com/humanrightsbookclub

More information and past books



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FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS

Attention students!  Are you interested in starting an Amnesty group at your high school, college or university?  Local group 283 will help you with speakers, films, printed materials and other resources.  Send an email to amnestysacramento@gmail.com

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Attention Educators:  Are you an educator in K - 12 or college?  Contact us at amnestysacramento@gmail.com for a classroom presentation on human rights and/or information about how your classes can participate in Write for Rights!  

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 TAKE ACTION 

Write for Rights 2021

For Write for Rights 2021, we affirm the right of everyone to have a life of basic human rights and dignity.

Advocate for human rights defenders around the world who have been harmed or jailed.  Friday December 10th (International Human Rights Day!) Drop in between 3:30 - 6:30 PM  Location: the Sierra 2 Center Garden Room. 2791 24th Street Sacramento

Missed the event?  

Just click here to find all the resources you need to send your messages of support to human rights defenders around the world.  

Make sure you use the online form to let us know which messages you sent so we can add them to our totals.

Read some Success Stories here

TEAR-GASSED LGBTQI+ ACTIVISTS DECLARED CLEAR OF ALL CHARGES 

In 2019, Melike, Özgür, and 17 other Turkish students organized a sit-in to protest the school’s ban on their Pride march. The peaceful protest was met with police tear gas, physical violence, and arrests. The students were charged with “participating in an unlawful assembly”  and faced up to three years in prison.

Amnesty supporters rallied in support of them and sent nearly 500,000 letters demanding they be cleared of all charges — because they were simply standing up for their human rights.

This month, that outcry broke through — Melike, Özgür, and the other 17 people who participated in the protest were acquitted! This is the power of mass advocacy — This is the power of our voice when we speak in unison.



 Refugees: 

AFGHAN REFUGEES Choose how you will raise your voice for Afghans:  Sign a petition, call or write using these tools 

The Sacramento Area settles hundreds of Afghan refugees every year  Please help!  See what you can do here.

HAITIAN REFUGEES  Sign a petition to demand that Haitian deportations cease. Petition

CAMERON REFUGEES  The US government should suspend deportations to Cameroon because of the serious threats Cameroonians face to their lives and freedom upon return. 

Read background info on how U.S. is treating Cameroonian asylum seekers.



Crimes against humanity in Uygher region of China

We presented a special speaker on Tuesday September 7, 2021 about the minority Uyghur people in Western China.

Amnesty International is calling for an independent, international investigation into grave human rights violations there.   

Thank you for signing the Amnesty International petition earlier in 2021 along with hundreds of thousands of others worldwide. The petition was delivered to Chinese officials in embassies around the world. 

Actions: Hold China accountable for their treatment of Uyghurs   

 



 

Immigrant Support Campaign:

Close ICE Detention at the

Yuba County Jail, Northern CA

We demand that our immigrant neighbors be released from ICE Detention at the Yuba County Jail in Northern California. They should be waiting for their immigration status hearings from their homes, not in a jail.

We helped get all the detainees out of the last Northern California ICE Detention Center!  

Thank you for your help in this past year to obtain the release of so many immigrant detainees at the Yuba County ICE Detention.. In 2020, there were over 170 held there. Now we need to convince Yuba County and ICE to close it for good! 

READ more background here

Protect Human Rights Defenders:

Eren Keskin is a Turkish lawyer and human rights defender.  For many years she has been an advocate for women, children, ethnic minorities and others who are subjected to unjust treatment by their government.

Eren has been prosecuted more than 100 times for her efforts.  Amnesty International urges the Minister of Justice and other Turkish officials to assure that Eren Keskin is safe and free to practice law.

Amnesty International Group 283 in Sacramento has made a commitment to monitor and support the work of Eren Keskin.

Click here for background information

Click here for a handy letter-writing kit

If you write a letter please report it here.