Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Come back to Write for Rights

I got this from Amnesty International:

 http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/custom-scripts/writeforrights/?msource=W1311EAIAR1R


Your pen is mighty

"We have suffered a lot in the past two years: teargas, shotgun pellets, beatings, sleeping in the cold outside...One thing that gives us hope is support and solidarity from regular people. People are the only impetus for change."

- Azza Hilal Ahmad Suleiman, who is still seeking justice after being beaten unconscious by Egyptian soldiers.

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Dear Tracy,

Last year you participated in the annual Amnesty International Write for Rights global write-a-thon.

Each year, the pressure you and so many others exert during this powerful campaign helps free prisoners of conscience.

Your letters - joined by thousands of others from all over the world - wield tremendous power for good.

Act now and breathe life into the world's largest and most effective letter-writing event. Join Amnesty International's 2013 Write for Rights.

Let me share with you one of the cases you'll be working on.

Perhaps you already know about Azza Hilal Ahmad Suleiman. On Dec. 17, 2011, Azza and a friend were protesting near Tahrir Square. As they were leaving, Azza saw a group of soldiers beating a young woman. The soldiers had torn off the woman's clothes, exposing her.

When Azza tried to carry the badly beaten woman away, the soldiers knocked her to the ground and shot her friend in the knee. The soldiers beat Azza until she lost consciousness, and then kept beating her. When Azza regained consciousness in the hospital, her skull was fractured.

Don't let Egyptian authorities ignore Azza's human dignity and rights - sign up for Write for Rights and we will send you the info you need to write a letter that could help bring Azza's attackers to justice.

Activists captured the entire brutal attack on video. To this day, not one member of the armed forces has been held accountable. Authorities still have not compensated Azza or aided in her recovery.

If you have any doubt that you have the power to make a difference in Azza's life, know this - over 41,000 people have been released from prison or had their conditions improve because of the letters sent by people like you. That's enough to fill Madison Square Garden twice.

Not a day goes by that I am not awed by the power of this human rights movement. Will you use that power to help make a difference in Azza's life? Or for Albert Woodfox, a member of the Angola 3? Or Shaker Aamer, who is being held indefinitely in Guantanamo Bay prison? I can't wait to see what we can accomplish together.

Raise a call for justice that's too loud to ignore. Join Write for Rights.

Thanks for all you do to defend human rights and our common humanity.

In solidarity,

Jasmine Heiss
Campaigner, Individuals and Communities at Risk
Amnesty International USA

PS - Write for Rights is about writing letters and connecting people who care about human rights. Chances are, there is a Write for Rights event happening near you. You can host your own event (public or private) or attend one in your area - sign up now to Write for Rights!

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