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Sacramento - Group 283
Sacramento, CA
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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.comREPORTS and DATA
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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
Take action to support Eren Keskin
click here for a handy letter-writing kit
if you write a letter please report it here.
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Amnesty International Sacramento & chapters around the state participated in a California-wide Write for Rights.
Online together on December 19th, we wrote letters, emails and posted on social media to help those around the world who have been harmed or jailed for their human rights work or beliefs. Over 400 messages of support were generated!
Missed the event? You can still participate. Go to amnestycalifornia.org for all the materials you need.
Human Rights Book Club We will meet online on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 PM.
The next meeting will be on Thursday February 18th. We will discuss the book The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Register here. The book is available online, used at local bookstores in Sacramento (use their websites to order and pickup) or at the library.
A Zoom link will be sent the week of the book club meeting! Register and share the link with book lovers & human rights supporters
tinyurl.com/humanrightsbookclub
RACIAL JUSTICE AND POLICING
We stand against all dehumanizing acts of violence by police and stand for justice for the Black community. The too long list of black Americans murdered in this country shows a blatant disregard by those in law enforcement and the judicial system for the rights, dignity, and lives of Black Americans.
Sacramento County Policing: immigration activists and lawyers chronicle horrific treatment after protesting at governor's residence. Read the account here.
Police violence research:
#1 Widespread Police Violence against Demonstrators for Black Lives (Sacramento is on the map for this report)
#2 The World is Watching: Mass Violations by U.S. Police of Black Lives Matter Protesters' Rights (pages 30-60 contain personal interviews with protesters, medics, legal observers and journalists)
CAMPAIGNS:
Close Guantanamo Prison
This month marks the 19th year that Guantanamo Prison is open. There are still dozens of people held there who have never been charged with a crime, have been tortured, and have not been allowed a trial in a court of law.
First person testimony about the horrors of Guantanamo
We demand that the prisoners be charged or released, allowed trials and that Guantanamo prison be closed. Join us in asking President-elect Biden to close Guantanamo. Actions here
A new film available here
Earlier in 2020:
Supporting Banned writers and journalists
around the world
Amnesty International Sacramento produced and presented a webinar about writers who are harrassed or jailed for their writing.
We ask that you write to support two writers, one harassed for her writing and activism in the U.S., one jailed (at age 70) for a 10 year sentence for writing criticism of the Turkish government policies
Find sample letters here. Thank you for speaking out!
Amnesty International
Sacramento - Group 283
Sacramento, CA
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