Write a Letter. Change a Life.

Pavitri took a stand against abuses by big business in India.

Atena lifted her voice against the death penalty in Iran.

Vietnamese blogger Me Nam was sentenced to ten years in prison.

These are some of the courageous women human rights activists imprisoned in countries around the world for peacefully but persistently speaking their mind. During its Write for Rights campaign, Amnesty International USA is championing them and eight other brave women. During the campaign everyday activists just like you will be sending them messages of hope and addressing letters to government officials in their countries demanding their release.

These letters get results! One such success story is Cambodian housing rights activist Yorm Bopha, imprisoned for defending her community’s rights in Phnom Penh, where thousands of people had been forcibly evicted. She is now free because activists flooded her government’s offices with thousands of petitions on her behalf.

We are Amnesty International USA Group 342. We meet the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm in Wegmans Café, 50 Foundry Way (at Rt. 29), Malvern, PA 19355. Our next three monthly meetings will be dedicated to the brave women named in the Write for Rights campaign. Join us at our upcoming meeting on October 17. We make it easy to become an activist, even if you’ve never written a petition before. For more information contact barbquin at gmail.com

Can’t make it to our next meeting? Visit AIUSA’s Write for Rights page. Choose one (or more) of the activists. Follow the easy instructions to send her a message of encouragement and to address a letter on her behalf to officials of her government. You too can write a letter and change a life!