Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Amnesty International UK: Don't Let Them Drown - ONLINE PETITION and ARTICLE

 Tell David Cameron to make saving lives the priority at EU crisis talks on Thursday.
People are dying trying to escape war, persecution and poverty by making perilous journeys across the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. 
More than 1,000 have drowned in the last week alone. 
How many more must die before leaders act?
Click here for ONLINE PETITION.

Here is another article from AI-UK.
April 22, 2015 

 Amnesty International puts 200 body bags on Brighton beach in EU migrant disaster protest 

"Brighton beach was covered in 200 body bags as Amnesty International volunteers raised awareness of the plight of thousands of migrants ahead of emergency EU talks tomorrow.
Local Amnesty members and volunteers zipped themselves into some of the body bags at around 10am, alongside a banner saying #DontLetThemDrown.
Click here for entire article.  

Actions taken by Amnesty International - Netherlands (Facebook post)
    "On Thursday, Amnesty International Netherlands activists put 400 tombstones in the Hague, Netherlands, after about 400 people died in the latest shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea #SOSEurope "

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