Amnesty International - USA: Local Group Updates with online petitions

 

Local Group Updates

Hi Local Group Members! Here is this week's Table of Contents: UPDATE 100 Days-Dismantle the Mass Deportation Machine and Invest In Welcoming Communities   UPDATE Stopping Authoritarian Practices   UPDATE Crisis Response: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory    UPDATE Guidelines On Hands Off! Protests: Apr 5   NEW Stop Attacking Transgender Americans: Apr 11 NEW Respect Peru's Civil Space: Apr 12  Speak Out on Sudan: 2-Year Anniversary Action: Apr 15   NEW Protecting Human Rights:The Call for Due Process in El Salvador: May 6  Ask the NBA: Help Stop Rising Violence in the DRC   Beyond the Divide: Clarifying Our Values About Abortion: Apr 26   NEW World Press Freedom Day Virtual Panel: Apr 29  Nominating Committee Applications: Due Apr 21  REMINDER AIUSA Action Reporting Form  As always, thank you for your continued contribution to our fight for human rights!  In solidarity, Mushanea Robinson (she/her) Grassroots, Leadership & Engagement Coordinator  Amnesty International USA communitynetworks@aiusa.org

Peace in Ukraine Reguires Justice

On March 26, Russia and Ukraine reportedly agreed to stop using military force in the Black Sea and to implement a pause on attacks against energy infrastructure. However, the Kremlin has said it will only implement the agreement when sanctions on its banks and exports are lifted. The agreement would be a step on the way to a 30-day full ceasefire. The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has reported that the number of civilian casualties increased by 30 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, at least 12,654 civilians killed and 29,392 injured since February of 2022. Despite the start of peace talks, Friday, March 7, 2025 was one of the deadliest days for civilians this year, with attacks across Ukraine reportedly leaving 21 civilians dead and scores injured.

Here is how your local group can take action:

• Sign and share our petition: telling Congress that Peace in Ukraine Requires Justice
• Read and share AIUSA's reports:
• Global: Leaders must unite to resist all who undermine the international legal order, in Ukraine and beyond
• Ukrainian POWs and detained civilians  

Click here to take Action.

Amnesty International 2025 Nowruz Actions until Mid-April: 7 Cases

 

Persian New Year (Nowruz) is around the corner (March 21 +/- 1).

On this Nowruz we want to remember several courageous Prisoners of Conscious held in prisons for their political and/or faith beliefs. 

Below and attached, please find the 7 cases highlighted for traditional seven haft seen.

Please sign these 7 cases and/or write your own New Year greetings cards for:

https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Nowruz-action-2025.pdf

 

Amnesty International -USA: Take Action for Mahmoud Khalili

 

•  Arrest and Detention of Mahmoud Khalil Is Chilling Attack on Human Rights
• Sign and share the new Urgent Action:Demanding the Immediate Release of Mahmoud Khalil
• Use these printable resources to table for Mahmoud's case:
• Printable Petition
• Sample Letter

Urgent Action: Amnesty International - UK

Stop Execution of Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi, both women from Iran’s Kurdish minority, are at imminent risk of execution in Iran.

 https://email.amnestyuk.org.uk/q/1eWmk0c2r7guFUO08ZhzWfh/wv

Land of "Never Again" by Jan Böhmermann

The far right is rising in the land of “never again,” Jan Böhmermann, a German satirist, argues in a video. Watch it here. 

Defend the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers

 

Click here to take action