We would be remiss if we did not mention the recent U.S. Election.
Although Amnesty International is a nonpartisan organization, it did
release statements from our Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, Margaret Huang and the Secretary General of Amnesty International, Salil Shetty. Click here for their statements. They call on the U.S. government to "abide by the United States’ obligations on human rights, at home and
abroad.”
Check out this week's Write for Rights case about the indigenous people
of Peace River Valley. Remember we will mail your letters for you, if
you like. Please send them to: Amnesty International Group #139, 350
South
Hamilton Street, Unit 501, Madison, WI 53703 or send them
electronically to Azamnrad@gmail.com.
Amnesty International's global Human Rights MOOC course starts next week. Gain the knowledge to protect
your rights, defend others’ and transform yourself into an agent of
change and it's FREE.
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Peace to All,
-Debbie, Weekly Update Editor
Write for Rights 2016: This week's featured case is for the indigenous people of Peace River Valley, Canada, who are struggling to save their ancestral lands. Please read their case file and consider writing on their behalf. Our Group #139 will mail your letters. Please send them to 350 South Hamilton Street, Unit 501, Madison, WI 53703 or send them electronically to Azamnrad@gmail.com.
Click here for links to this week's Amnesty International and Human Rights Information and Actions.
