Thread by @StefSimanowitz

1/. Stand up for human rights in 2023

Join the world's biggest human rights event & sign a #HumanRights petition

Your actions could change a life

It’s not too late to take Part in @amnesty’s Write For Rights campaign #W4R22

Take action today: amn.st/60153yFmc #W4R22✍️

2/. Zineb Redouane, an 80-year-old Algerian woman, was killed in Marseille, #France, in 2018 by a tear gas grenade fired by police while she was closing her windows to protect herself

Demand accountability for all those involved in her killing #W4R22

3/. The Digital Security Act in #Bangladesh restricts people’s freedom of expression

Shahnewaz Chowdury is facing up to 10 years in jail for posting criticism of a local power plant on Facebook

Demand his release #W4R22 #HumanRights ✍️

4/. Aleksandra Skochilenko is currently detained for speaking out against #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine

We all have the right to freedom of expression, especially during times of war

Demand Aleksandra’s freedom #HumanRights #UkraineRussiaWar #W4R22 ✍️

5/. Joanah, Netsai and Cecillia were abducted, beaten & sexually assaulted after leading a protest in #Zimbabwe. To date, no one has been held accountable for their terrible trauma

Demand justice for Joanah, Netsai & Cecillia now #W4R22 ✍️ #HumanRights

6/. In 2016, a fish monger’s death in Morocco sparked mass protests & the birth of the Hirak al-Rif movement

Nasser Zefzafi was sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking part in a peaceful protest calling for political change

Demand his release #W4R22

7/. Vahid Afkari was arbitrarily arrested for his peaceful participation in protests demanding greater equality & political freedom in Iran

He was held in solitary confinement, tortured him & forced him to confess to crimes he said he didn’t commit #W4R22

8/. Cuban artist Luis Manuel posted a video saying he would be attending a protest in Havana. Before he could get there, he was arrested & later sentenced to five years in prison.

Join @amnesty’s Write For Rights campaign to demand his release! #W4R22

9/. “This campaign has kept me alive. It stopped them from killing me ‘cos they know that you are there” Jani Silva, Environmental Defender, Colombia

In 2021, 4.5 million #Write4Rights actions were taken across 200+ countries

Your words have power
#W4R22