 Shine a Light at Niagara Falls, illuminated in yellow for Human Rights Day, Dec. 10th  |
The world shines a light for Human Rights DayAcross Canada and around the world, hundreds of thousands of Amnesty International supporters are writing letters to mark International Human Rights Day, December 10th. Don’t miss your chance to take part in Write for Rights 2011!
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Write for Rights updates
Good news re: case of Valentina Rosendo Cantú in Mexico.
Good news regarding our Write for Rights case this year on two indigenous women raped by the Mexican military.
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> Read MoreJoin letter-writers in more than
80 countries around the world.
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Letter-writers across Canada speak
Next year we plan to canvass the neighbourhood for writers to join us.
Shirley Edwards wrote 4 letters in Hamilton, ON
I wrote my letters by myself, in the small village (pop. 97) of Silton, and found it very uplifting to know that so many others were writing at the same time. So I don't feel alone.
Christopher Mansbridge wrote 5 letters in Silton, SK
I wrote 3 letters in response to cases in Yemen, Tehran and one to the government of Canada
Maggie Weir wrote 3 letters in Halifax, NS
Shirley Edwards wrote 4 letters in Hamilton, ON
I wrote my letters by myself, in the small village (pop. 97) of Silton, and found it very uplifting to know that so many others were writing at the same time. So I don't feel alone.
Christopher Mansbridge wrote 5 letters in Silton, SK
I wrote 3 letters in response to cases in Yemen, Tehran and one to the government of Canada
Maggie Weir wrote 3 letters in Halifax, NS
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