Petition: Write for Rights

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Wet'suwet'en Nation

British Columbia

Fighting to save their ancestral lands

Demand that the Canadian authorities stop criminalizing Wet’suwet’en land defenders and their allies.

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Wetʼsuwetʼen land defenders are being criminally prosecuted just for defending their lands. Now they are fighting for its very survival, and the survival of our planet during a global climate crisis. Sign the petition and help them protect their land.

Neth Nahara

Angola

Help release TikTok influencer Neth Nahara

Call on the Angolan authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Neth Nahara.

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Neth, a mother of two young children, was jailed for criticizing Angola’s president on TikTok. She was summarily tried, convicted, and sentenced to six months in prison – later increased to two years. Sign the petition and call on the authorities for her immediate and unconditional release.

Oqba Hashad

Egypt

Free Egyptian student Oqba Hashad

Demand Oqba’s immediate and unconditional release.

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Egyptian authorities have held 27-year-old student Oqba Hashad in pretrial detention since May 2019 in retaliation for his brother’s human rights activism. Oqba was forcibly disappeared, tortured and denied the prosthetic leg he has used to move unassisted since a childhood accident. Sign the petition and demand his immediate release.

Maryia Kalesnikava

Belarus

Abducted and jailed for demanding change

Demand Maryia is immediately released from prison and that her unjust conviction is overturned.

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Political activist Maryia Kalesnikava challenged the repressive Belarus government. On September 7, 2020, Maryia was abducted by the Belarus authorities, detained, and later sentenced to 11 years in prison on false charges. Maryia’s family haven’t heard from her for over a year. Sign the petition and help bring her home.

Joel Parades

Argentina

Threatened for defending his community

Blinded by a rubber bullet while peacefully protesting.

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Joel is a young father from the northern Argentine province of Jujuy and a ceramicist by trade. But one night last year changed his life forever. He was blinded in one eye by rubber bullets at a peaceful protest. No one has been held accountable. Sign the petition and call on Jujuy’s attorney general to hold accountable those responsible for Joel’s injuries and ensure accountability for all other human rights violations against protesters.

Manahel al-Otaibi

Saudi Arabia

Jailed for supporting women’s rights

Sign the petition and demand that Manahel be immediately and unconditionally released and that all charges against her are dropped.

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Manahel al-Otaibi is serving an 11-year prison sentence in Saudi Arabia. A brave defender of women’s rights, a “terrorism” court gave her an incredibly harsh punishment merely for promoting women’s rights and expressing herself on social media. Sign the petition and demand the Saudi Arabian authorities free her immediately.

Kyung Seok Park

South Korea

Create a better world where no one is left behind

Demand that the mayor of Seoul protects the rights of people with disabilities.

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Kyung Seok Park refuses to wait any longer for the rights of people with disabilities to be fully recognized in South Korea. Despite facing violence and harassment, he continues to fight so people with disabilities can live freely and fully in South Korea. Help him take action now.

Dang Dinh Bach

Viet Nam

Free environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach

Sign the petition and demand Bach’s immediate and unconditional release from prison.

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Environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach dedicates his life to protecting people in Viet Nam from pollution and the climate crisis. On June 24, 2021, he was arrested for alleged tax evasion, a tactic used by the authorities to silence environmental activists. He was sentenced to five years in prison. Sign the petition and call on Viet Nam to free Bach immediately.

Şebnem Korur Fincancı

Türkiye

Defend Şebnem against intimidation and harassment

Sign the petition and tell the Turkish authorities to stop harassing Şebnem now.

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At home, Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı is a cat-loving classical music fan who enjoys cooking and listening to Beethoven. But to the world, she is a globally recognized forensic medicine expert known for her work to eradicate torture. A tireless campaigner against the use of torture, Şebnem has always fought to protect human rights. Now, she needs your help to defend herself against the relentless hostility of the Turkish authorities. She won’t be silenced in her fight for human rights.

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