Like every year, Amnesty Netherlands organizes the event “Write for Rights”! on December 10th. AIMS also participate in the event, but you can also sign up online using this link: https://www.amnesty.nl/write-for-rights (in Dutch).
On this day, we will support 10 people selected by Amnesty Netherlands who are oftentimes Human Rights defenders facing unlawful and unjustified repression from their governments. To show our solidarity and help them to fight against the injustices they face, each participant can write 10 cards to the 10 people, as well as 10 letters addressed to the governments in charge requesting reconsideration of their decisions.
10 PEOPLE, 10 STORIES
Bernardo Caal Xol, from Guatemala, is facing imprisonment after fighting for the Rights of his land.
Zhang Zhan, from China, was also imprisoned for having reported to the World the Covid situation in the city of Wuhan in 2020.
Mohamed Baker, a Human Rights lawyer from Egypt, is also imprisoned for his actions building a more just world.
Wendy Galarza, from Mexico, a feminist activist and childcare worker, who in 2020 was hit by police bullets during a demonstration, and who still did not receive any recognition of harm.
The organization “Sphere”, in Ukraine, founded and supervised Anna Sharyhina and Vira Chernygina. Sphere promotes LGBTQI+ rights in their city, as well as providing a safe space for the community. They are victims of state repression and lack of protection from the national police forces.
Janna Jihad, from Palestinian Occupied territory, is a minor who reported and investigated Israeli army doings and who now facing threats from the Israeli state.
Imoleayo Michael, from Nigeria, who after promoting protests against state corruption, is now being prosecuted and unlawfully imprisoned.
Rung, from Thailand, a minor who faces prison charges for her work as a Human Rights activist.
Mikita Zalatarou, a minor who is imprisoned in Belarus after being accused by the police to have thrown a Molotov cocktail during the anti-government protests, but who simply happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Ciham Ali, a national from both the USA and Eritrea, who has disappeared 9 years ago after being arrested by Eritrea’s police forces.
If you want to hear each one of them telling you their own stories, video recordings can be found using the following link: https://www.amnesty.nl/organiseren/voor-wie-we-schrijven (mainly in English)
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