Write for Rights

Write for Rights

This year, Amnesty International is taking action for 9 people during Write for Rights.

• Neth Nahara from Angola criticized the president on TikTok and was arrested the next day.
• Joel Paredes from Argentina was blinded by a police bullet during a peaceful protest.
• Dang Dinh Bach from Vietnam took action as a lawyer against environmental pollution by the government and companies and was therefore arrested.
• Kyong Seok Park from South Korea fights for the rights of people with physical disabilities.
• Manahel al-Otaibi from Saudi Arabia is in jail for speaking out about women's rights online.
• Maryia Kalesnikava stood up to the oppressive Belarusian government and is now in prison.
• Oqba Hashad from Egypt has been in pre-trial detention for 5 years because of his brother's human rights activism.
• Şebnem Korur Fincanci from Turkey has been convicted for her human rights work.
• The Wet'suwet'en Nation Land Defenders of Canada have been charged for protecting their ancestral lands from pipeline construction.