After Obama's speech: Our plan
Dear Tracy,
President Obama just delivered another speech on Syria.
While the international community continues to deliberate its next move, Amnesty is doubling up our efforts to advocate for Syrians who have been caught up in the brutal two-year conflict.
As part of Amnesty's September Membership Drive, please make a donation to support our urgent efforts. Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar.
Amnesty International researchers have worked in and out of Syria since the crisis began. We recently returned from the town of Deir Ezzour, where rockets and shells pound the city day and night.
A 38-year old firefighter told us that he has lost six members of his family. His eyes welled up with tears when he showed us photographs of his five-year-old daughter and his three-year-old son. "They were all I had; I've lost everything," he said.
The situation is dire, but it is far from hopeless. As long as there are families at risk, we will stand firm.
In fact, Amnesty is changing the conversation about Syria. Our members are pressuring the U.S. government and the international community to end the humanitarian crisis – and to talk about options for justice that don't involve the risk of further human rights abuses.
Will you donate to support our efforts?
Amnesty activists around the world are pushing for more support for refugees and others displaced by the conflict, more human rights monitors, more aid for relief organizations, more limits on guns going into Syria, and accountability for those who have committed abuses. We need your help to continue this vital work.
As human rights defenders, you and I share an urgent responsibility to help the people of Syria.
Please stand up for your principles by joining Amnesty with a donation that will be matched to secure double the impact.
Sincerely,Frank Jannuzi
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
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