Get ready for the return of Write for Rights

December 10, 2018 - Human Rights Day
@ Sierra 2 Center --Room 10

     2791 24th Street in Sacramento    

Drop in anytime between 4 PM - 8 PM       

WRITE FOR RIGHTS:  People around the world write letters on behalf of people who need urgent help. Through the power of collective action, these letters convince government officials to free people unjustly imprisoned and end other abuses.  

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Are you an educator in 7 - 12 or college?  Contact us at amnestysacramento@gmail.com for information about how your classes can do Write for Rights! 

More than 150 people attended the special event at the
24th Street Theater in Saramento 
Refugee Journey: Rescuing Lives  on October 3rd

 Amnesty International, International Rescue Committee (IRC), and Doctors Without Borders co-hosted the program to offer insights into today’s world refugee emergency.  The event included the short film Frontline Doctors:  Winter Migrant Crisis, followed by a panel of experts who provided updates on the current situation. The evening concluded with a snack and drink reception showcasing actions that individuals and groups can do to help.  Postcards advocating refugee resettlement were completed and sent, individuals signed up for future volunteer projects.

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Refugee Rights are Human Rights!

Sacramento City Council and Sacramento County Board of Supervisors passed official resolutions of support for refugees that were initiated and promoted by Amnesty International

More background information and facts on refugees here 

 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SHOOTING OF
STEPHON CLARK

In response to the fatal shooting of Stephen Clark, a 22-year old unarmed man, who went by Stephon, killed on March 18 by officers of the Sacramento Police Department in the backyard of his family home, Amnesty International sent a letter detailing the organization’s concerns that the shooting violated international standards, which state that lethal force can only be used as a last resort when faced with an imminent threat of death or serious injury.
The organization also called for all investigations to be “thorough, transparent and impartial.”

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GROUP 283 SACRAMENTO 

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