Write for Rights
Join the world’s biggest human rights event.
Your words have power
Sometimes a letter can change someone’s life. That’s the premise of Write for Rights, Amnesty’s global letter-writing campaign. We’ve been doing it for 15 years and today, it’s the world’s biggest human rights event.
Every December, Amnesty supporters across the globe will write millions of letters for those whose basic human rights are being attacked. They are people like you, continuing a long tradition of writing letters to right some of the world’s biggest wrongs.
And it’s not just letters – it could be petitions, emails, Tweets, Facebook posts, photos, postcards. Your words really can change lives. Join us.
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LETTERS, EMAILS, PETITIONS AND MORE
Write for their rights today
Call for justice in Jamaica now - police killings must stop
Xulhaz's killers are getting away with murder - act now
Stop Finland discriminating against transgender people
Tell China to stop persecuting Ni Yulan
Support Palestinian human rights defenders Issa and Farid
Imprisoned for searching for her missing husband - free Hanan now
Help free Mahadine and get him much needed medical treatment
Stand with the MILPAH Indigenous people’s movement
Free Taner and drop the charges against the Istanbul 10
Your words make a difference
Why do we need to take action? In country after country, people’s freedom – to speak out against injustice, to live on their ancestral lands, to not be discriminated against – is under threat. Our letters, words and actions will put pressure on authorities to take immediate action, so that those who abuse and torture will be brought to justice. And those unjustly imprisoned will taste freedom once again.
Who do we write to? Every year, we ask supporters to write two letters. One is to the person in authority – it could be a king, president or head of police – who can help make change happen. And the other letter is to the person (or group of people) we are fighting for, so they know we will never forget them.
Does it work? Yes! Every year, real change happens because of your letters and actions. People wrongfully imprisoned are released. Torturers are brought to justice. And people in prison are treated more humanely.
Write a letter, change a life
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Now, write a letter
Imagine being locked away, alone, not knowing if anyone cares where you are. Now imagine receiving a letter from someone you don’t know, telling you they believe in you and the peaceful cause you stand for. That’s what real letters can do: bring hope to people in the direst of situations. And when they arrive in huge numbers, they are also an unmistakable reminder to the prison authorities and others that the world is watching.
Those letters not only bring great solace, but they can also help make people safer. If you want to lend your pen to this kind of direct action, download our handy letter-writing kit below.
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