Time for some letter writing actions! As part of our conference, we will write letters for current Amnesty Urgent Actions. Here is our list of focus cases. We have printed case sheets and address labels available at the conference for your letters.
Gaza Resolution to Stop Weapons Sales
Minnesota Senators:
Senator Amy Klonbuchar
425 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Senator Tina Smith
720 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Iowa Senators
Senator Chuck Grassley
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Senator Joni Ernst
260 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Wisconsin Senators
Senator Ron Johnson
328 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Senator Tammy Baldwin
141 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
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Here's a sample letter for you to follow and make your own: Sample Letter
Mexico 92.24 - Sandra Domínguez
Urgent Action: WOMAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER DISAPPEARED
Mexican human rights defender, Sandra Domínguez, and her husband, Alexander Hernández, are disappeared. Sandra’s relatives reported to the Office of the Attorney General of the state of Oaxaca that Sandra and Alexander were last seen in their home in María Lombardo de Caso, municipality of San Juan Cotzocón, located in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, on October 4, 2024. We call on Mexican authorities to take all necessary steps and resources to find defender Sandra Domínguez alive in coordination with their relatives and all the authorities responsible for the search, as well as bring those responsible for the disappearance to justice.
Dominican Republic 88.24 - Deportation of Haitians
Urgent Action: End Racist Deportations of Haitians
President Luis Abinader announced on October 2, 2024, a plan to deport up to 10,000 of people from Haiti per week, starting on October 4, 2024. This risks mass human rights violations in the Dominican Republic. This increase in deportations could intensify the existing unlawful practices of collective expulsions, including of people in need of protection, pregnant women, children, stateless individuals, and asylum seekers, violating international law. We call for to immediately end to the collective expulsions and ensure that migration policies and practices respect and protect everyone from racial discrimination.
Iran 80.24 - Sharifeh Mohammadi
Urgent Action: WOMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AT RISK OF EXECUTION
Human rights defender, Sharifeh Mohammadi, is at risk of execution after a Revolutionary Court in Rasht, Gilan province, sentenced her to death in June 2024 solely in relation to her peaceful human rights activities. She supported women’s and workers’ rights as well as the abolition of the death penalty, and until 2011 was a member in a workers’ committee in Iran, where independent trade unions are banned. Her trial was grossly unfair, and her allegations of torture and other ill-treatment were never investigated.
Mali Second UA 49.24 - Étienne Sissoko
Urgent Action: AUTHOR ACTIVIST REMAINS ARBITRARILY DETAINED
On October 14, 2024, the Bamako Court of Appeal ordered Étienne Sissoko’s provisional release pending his appeal trial on November 11, but the decision was suspended later the same day, following an appeal filed by the Prosecutor. Étienne Sissoko, a Malian economist and university professor, was convicted on charges of defamation, damaging the state’s reputation, and distributing fake news after the publication of a book in which he denounced alleged propaganda in the Malian government’s public information campaign. He was sentenced to two years in prison, with one year suspended, and a fine of XOF 3 million (approximately 4,500 Euros). He must be immediately and unconditionally released.