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Write for Rights 2021
One letter can change a mind. A hundred letters can save a life. This winter, help light the path to justice.
Take action at Write for Rights! We will provide materials to write, email or post messages to advocate for human rights defenders around the world who have been harmed or jailed.
At Write for Rights 2021, we will affirm the right of everyone to have a life of basic human rights and dignity.
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 (where 24th Street meets 3rd Avenue in Curtis Park).
Please register now at sacwrite4rights.eventbrite.com
This in-person event is designed for maximum safety. Our space will be ventilated with outside air, writing areas will be distanced and masks are required.
Listen to music, sip hot cocoa or cider while you write. Raffles will be awarded every 30 minutes.All materials, samples and instructions will be provided.
You can bring your favorite pen and/or a laptop computer.
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!
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.
Amnesty International
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Sacramento, CA
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