Her life is at risk for speaking out for the Amazon rainforest

Laisa Santos Sampaio - living under fear because of her environmental activism   Please speak up for Laisa Santos Sampaio Help protect a woman who is at risk for defending the rainforest   http://e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1770&ea.campaign.id=26165&ea.url.id=207239&ea.campaigner.email=4PH318B4QP8bTUURO9nMPBFFMe9grgD0&ea_broadcast_target_id=0 Dear Tracy, Someone is threatening an environmental activist, Laisa Santos Sampaio, for speaking out to protect the Amazon rainforest from logging. Sometimes the best way to protect the environment is to protect the brave people who speak out in its defense --  people like Laisa Santos Sampaio. She is being targeted for her work to protect the rainforest from illegal logging. Many people rely on the rainforest for their livelihood. Laisa and her colleagues, for example, produce cosmetics, medicines and ointments from forest fruits and nuts. The threats against Laisa are severe enough that she had to leave home and find a community where she would be safer. In 2011 her sister and brother-in-law -- also environmentalists -- were killed for standing up for the Amazon. The person accused of ordering their deaths was not arrested.  Laísa believes that he is one of the people who continues to threaten her. Laisa is an activist, a school teacher, and a mother of eight, who has been at the forefront of her community's opposition to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Para state, Brazil. She needs our help. Sincerely, Alex Neve Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada Updates on Individuals at Risk Good news! Jabeur Mejri set free! Detained in Tunisia for a posting on Facebook, Jabeur Mejri was just released following a worldwide campaign by Amnnesty members in 80 countries. He had been sentenced to 7.5 years for a post that criticized Islam. Read more Nearly 7,000 have spoken up for Flaminio Onogama Guiterrez. An Indigenous leader in Colombia, he's living under constant threat for speaking out about the impacts of mining on Indigenous peoples. See action Yolanda receiving warm messages of hope Two years since the attack on her life, Amnesty supporters rally around her and send messages of encouragement. Send her a message of solidarity. << See more updates on our Individuals at Risk webpage << Read good news and human rights victories