Youth Urgent Action network
Stanchester Community College take action to free Hakamada
The Youth Urgent Action network is a team of activists aged 11-18 who take rapid action to protect individuals at risk and put an end to human rights violations wherever and whenever they occur.
Join us | Any questions? | Are you aged 7 - 11? The Junior Urgent Action network is for you!
This month we are campaigning for:
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Who: Hakamada Iwao
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The Youth Urgent Action network is a team of young activists is ready to take rapid action to protect individuals at risk and put an end to human rights violations wherever and whenever they occur. |
Check here for the latest updates on previous youth urgent action cases (please note these pages are not specially written for the Youth Urgent Action network)
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Who: Claudina Velásquez |
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WHO: Artsyom Dubski |
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WHO: Ferhat Gerçek and Engin Çeber |
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WHO: Patrick Okoroafor, aged 28 |
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WHO: Ernestina and Erlinda Serrano Cruz |
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Who: Sergei Gurgurov |
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Who: Francois-Xavier Byuma |
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Who: Zeng Jinyan |
Do urgent actions work?
YES! We estimate that between one and two thirds of the urgent actions issued per year result in positive development or improvement in the situation of the individual/s concerned.
Rebiya Kadeer, ex-Prisoner of conscience, China, released from prison in 2005 after 6 years in detention said:
"I don't believe that I would be alive today without the support of AI...Thanks
to the many thousands of letters written by AI members, my detention conditions
changed, I could see my children once a month and I received medical treatment.
The support of AI gave me back my inner strength."
In one to two of every three urgent action cases:
- a prisoner is released
- a person believed to have been 'disappeared' is found
- a death sentence is commuted
- a prisoner receives the medical attention they badly need
- incommunicado detention ends
Of course, Amnesty rarely works alone on cases - these positive developments are often the result of the hard work and pressure applied by many organisations and individuals both within the country concerned and overseas.
GREETINGS CARD CAMPAIGN: SEND A MESSAGE OF HOPE
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DOWNLOAD: Youth Greetings Card Campaign leaflet (pdf) written for young people aged 8+ with full case details, campaigning tips + updates from last years campaigns. |
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Police refuse to investigate death threats to stop her women's support work |
Defender of indigenous tribe in prison for murder he didn't commit |
Died of police torture after arrest for defending friend |
Human rights journalist who 'disappeared' in 2006 |
Send messages of hope to four people and their families in different corners of the world who are suffering from human rights abuses. Your messages will make them feel less alone and frightened, and make governments and people across the world pay attention to the fact they are being treated unfairly.
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DOWNLOAD: Youth Greetings Card Campaign leaflet (pdf) written for young people aged 8+ with full case details, campaigning tips + updates from last years campaigns. |
