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Thank you for joining Write for Rights 2018!

Thanks to you, we sent 5,796,150 letters and actions in support of human rights defenders at risk and hosted more than 270 events across Canada.

Every year around International Human Rights Day on December 10th, hundreds of thousands of people around the world send a letter or an e-mail on behalf of someone they’ve never met. Stay tuned for how you can join us in 2019.

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We believe that words are powerful. That’s why we run Write for Rights every year. We spoke with some writers and storytellers in Toronto about the biggest annual human rights event in the world. We can’t wait for you to join us. #W4R2018

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Thank you very much each and every one of you. Not just for campaigning for my release, and the release of other prisoners, but for helping to keep our hope and our beliefs alive.

Phyoe Phyoe Aung (pictured far right), Myanmar, September 2016

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When I [received] all these letters saying that I’m not alone, it [made] me feel great. And I think, yes, it’s true, I’m not alone. They really are supporting me.

Yecenia Armenta, 2015 Write for Rights Case

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How Write for Rights Works

1. Amnesty identifies people and communities at risk of human rights abuses worldwide, who need solidarity and justice.

2. We pick cases where global activism can make a huge difference, rights now.

3. We share them with Amnesty offices worldwide.

4. Activists organize amazing events and actions around the cases.

5. People worldwide write letters, tweets, emails and sign petitions.

6. Messages start arriving at government offices, prison cells, family homes.

7. Change happens and hope grows! Prisoners get better conditions and can be released.

8. Amnesty receives updates showing that people's actions are making a difference!

I started receiving some letters from AI members. It was the first flicker of light in my dark days. I truly believed AI will do all it can for my release. Only after my release, I was amazed to know the magnitude of AI's work for my release. I felt privileged to be part of the global letter writing campaign in 2013-2014. All those activities are beyond my wildest imagination.

Dr Tun Aung, 2013 Write for Rights Case

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MEET OUR 2018 CASES

SOUTH AFRICA: NONHLE MBUTHUMA

MOROCCO: NAWAL BENAISSA

USA: AWAD

VENEZUELA: GERALDINE CHACON

UKRAINE: VITALINA KOVAL

IRAN: ATENA DAEMI

BRAZIL: MARIELLE FRANCO

KYRGYSZTAN: GULZAR DIUSHENOVA

KENYA: SENGWER INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

INDIA: PAVITRI MANJI

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