Three quick actions you can take TODAY
Today is International Human Rights Day! And the world's biggest human rights event is underway
JOIN IN!
From Australia to Nigeria caring people like you are taking action today
on behalf of individuals suffering from injustice or human rights
violations. We've selected 10 priority actions and activists at 250
events across Canada are busy writing!
International Human Rights Day is the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on December 10th, 1948. This year is a special anniversary: 30 years ago today the world adopted the UN Convention against Torture.
So today we celebrate our human rights -- and we take action!
You can bring hope for people unjustly detained right now by signing our online petitions, tweeting, spreading the word, and writing a letter.
Join us at writeathon.ca and help us achieve our goal of 2.5 million actions
3 quick actions you can take TODAY
International Human Rights Day is the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on December 10th, 1948. This year is a special anniversary: 30 years ago today the world adopted the UN Convention against Torture.
So today we celebrate our human rights -- and we take action!
You can bring hope for people unjustly detained right now by signing our online petitions, tweeting, spreading the word, and writing a letter.
Join us at writeathon.ca and help us achieve our goal of 2.5 million actions
3 quick actions you can take TODAY
1. Sign and share our online actions
Huseyin Celil – A Canadian wrongfully detained in China.
www.amnesty.ca/celil
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Raif Badawi – An internet activist sentenced to 1000 lashes in Saudi Arabia. His family lives in Sherbrooke, QC.
www.amnesty.ca/badawi
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Stolen Sisters – Justice for murdered and missing women aboriginal women in Canada.
www.amnesty.ca/nomorestolensisters
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Open for Justice – Canada is "open for business", but is it Open for Justice? Ask your MP to ensure that people harmed overseas by operations of a Canadian company can have access to justice in Canada.
www.amnesty.ca/open4justice
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2. Write a letter
Write to China to help free Liu Ping who has been jailed and tortured in China, and is serving a 6.5 year sentence for criticizing the government
Drop a "thinking of you" note to Jerrymere Corre, imprisoned and tortured in the Philippines for what appears like a case of mistaken identity
Send a holiday card to Canada's Prime Minister, urging Canada to welcome people fleeing the worst refugee crisis in a generation
3. Share your support! Join our activists and celebrity supportersWrite to China to help free Liu Ping who has been jailed and tortured in China, and is serving a 6.5 year sentence for criticizing the government
Drop a "thinking of you" note to Jerrymere Corre, imprisoned and tortured in the Philippines for what appears like a case of mistaken identity
Send a holiday card to Canada's Prime Minister, urging Canada to welcome people fleeing the worst refugee crisis in a generation
Take a selfie and use hashtag #write4rights. It will appear on our Write for Rights website.Hold a sign with a messages like:
"#Write4Rights"
"I'm Writing for Rights"
"Speak out for human rights"
See messages from Canada and around the world at www.writeathon.ca.
And finally ... Don't forget to report your letter writing!
Please send us a letter-writing report to tell us about your Write for Rights activity or event and add your letters to the global action counter.
Last year more than 2 million actions were reported around the world for Write for Rights!
Last year more than 2 million actions were reported around the world for Write for Rights!
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