Tag: Write for Rights

Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry and Vivienne Westwood write open letters to demand end to human rights abuses in Amnesty Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

UK celebrities have joined more than one million people from around the world who have written letters calling on governments and authorities to end the detention or persecution of individuals, as part of Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign. Amnesty’s annual campaign runs throughout November and December and encourages people to write messages in solidarity with a number of individuals whose basic human rights are being attacked. People being supported include those held unfairly in UK immigration detention, an Egyptian lawyer who is being persecuted by the authorities for defending…

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Amnesty International and Jeremy Paxman release video for Write for Rights Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Journalist Jeremy Paxman pokes fun at his tough-speaking persona in a new video released yesterday by Amnesty International to promote its annual Write for Rights campaign. The news host shows off his acting talent in a tongue-in-cheek sketch about people’s forgotten ability to use a pen and paper in the digital era. The 60-second-long video aims to prompt viewers to send letters of support to individuals around the world who are suffering human rights abuses. Each year, Write for Rights sees millions of people send messages of solidarity to individuals…

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New Campaign by Amnesty to deliver hope to people denied human rights

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International’s flagship annual letter-writing campaign, Write for Rights, launched in the UK at the beginning of this month. Each year, Write for Rights sees millions around the world send messages of solidarity to people facing human rights violations or write letters putting pressure on those in power to stop abuses being committed. Last year, more than 152,000 people across the UK took part in the campaign. During Write for Rights 2017, which will run throughout November and December, people across the UK and around the world will be writing letters,…

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