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Protecting human rights, one letter at a time

Local chapter of Amnesty International participates in annual writeathon campaign
Lorna Arnold
Lorna Arnold. Sasha-Gay Lobban photograph
Every year, millions of people across the world participate in events and actions that seek to promote, reinforce and protect human rights. Monday, December 10th marked International Human Rights Day.
For Human Rights Day, many people across the world send a letter or email on behalf of someone they’ve never met whose human rights are being infringed upon in numerous ways. 
 
This year was no different as Amnesty International hosted a global a writeathon online and in groups — Write for Life where individuals are asked to write a letter to change a life or bring justice and awareness to a human rights case.
 
Amnesty International’s Moose Jaw chapter also participated in the writeathon where they chose to write letters on behalf of several cases this year which Amnesty International has been working on.
 
Lorna Arnold of the Moose Jaw chapter explained the importance of participating in this important action.
 
“The group promotes and protects human rights and make people aware of Amnesty International. This year, we wrote letters that will be posted to respective countries, lending our voices and taking actions to reinforce how important human rights is to everyone, not just a select group or country but everyone, everywhere in the world.”
 
She said that, by taking action, it helps to make the world a more just place for everyone, one letter or step at a time.
 
“We wrote letters to Venezuela, India and Iran asking governments to take steps in protecting human rights of those who are being harassed, threatened and intimidated for taking a stand on issues they believe in. All of these letters are sent via email and or posted by mail. We haven’t written many letters this year, but we strive to take personal actions to continue promotion of human rights by getting involved as much as possible. We want to make our world a more just place and we encourage others to get involved.”
 
To get involved with Amnesty International in Moose Jaw, you can contact Lorna Arnold at 306-690-8739 or email lorarnold@hotmail.com. Find out more about promoting and taking actions to protect Human Rights at www.writeathon.cawww.amnesty.ca or www.amnestysaskatchewan.ca.
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