Write for Rights – 2020 – Info for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey

This is a Guide for UCV letter writers.  All information on this page is copied from and linked to the Amnesty.ca website

 

Case 7:

WRITE to PAKISTAN’S PRIME MINISTER

 

 

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OPTION 1

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Salutation: Your Excellency

 

Sample Letter

 

Mail your letter (with $2.71 postage) to:

 

Prime Minister Imran Khan

Prime Minister’s Office

Constitution Avenue G-5/2

Islamabad, Pakistan

 

OR  email your letter to: info@pmo.gov.pk / spm@pmo.gov.pk and cc parepottawa@rogers.com

(cc will send letter to His Excellency Raza Bashir Tarar, High Commissioner for Pakistan in Ottawa)

 

If you are mailing your letter, please photocopy it and send the photocopy by mail to:

His Excellency Raza Bashir Tarar

High Commissioner for Pakistan

10 Range Road

Ottawa, ON K1N 8J3

 

OPTION 2

 

Click here  to read and modify the sample letter composed by Amnesty staff. You will be asked to enter your name, email address and street address. Your phone number is optional.  Click on “SEND A LETTER” and you will be able to edit the letter before you click on “SEND NOW”

 

SHOW IDRIS’ FAMILY YOU’RE WITH THEM

Send a message of hope to his daughters Talia and Shumaisa. Include photos of things Idris loves – chickens, books, trees, gardening, cooking. Tweet it to @TaliaKhattak and @shumaisa77,

OR email it to SupportIdrisKhattak@amnesty.org

OR  send hard copies to:

Amnesty International South Asia Regional Office

23/2 Horton Place

Colombo 07, Sri Lanka

 


Case 8:

WRITE to the KING of SAUDI ARABIA

 

 

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OPTION 1

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Salutation: Your Majesty

 

Sample Letter

Mail your letter to:

His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Al Saud

c/o Embassy for Saudi Arabia

201 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1K6

 

OPTION 2

 

Click here  to read and modify the sample letter composed by Amnesty staff. You will be asked to enter your name, email address and street address. Your phone number is optional.  Click on “SEND A LETTER” and you will be able to edit the letter before you click on “SEND NOW”

 

HELP KEEP NASSIMA’S SPIRIT STRONG

 

On social media, post a photo of you gardening or simply enjoying the sun and include a personal message to Nassima. Remember to tag her @nasema33, as well as @KingSalman and @AmnestyNow.

Use the hashtag #FreeNassima.

You can also mail a card to Nassima’s son, Moussa :

Send your card to:

Moussa,

c/o Amnesty International

312 Laurier Avenue

Ottawa, ON K1N 1H9


Case 9:

WRITE to the CANADIAN AMBASSADOR

 

 

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OPTION 1

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Salutation: Your Excellency

 

Sample Letter

Mail your letter to:

Her Excellency Sibongiseni Yvonne Dlamini-Mntambo

High Commissioner for South Africa

15 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, Ontario K1M 1M8

 

OR  email your letter to: rsafrica@southafrica-canada.ca

 

OPTION 2

 

Click here  to read and modify the sample letter composed by Amnesty staff. You will be asked to enter your name, email address and street address. Your phone number is optional.  Click on “SEND A LETTER” and you will be able to edit the letter before you click on “SEND NOW”

 

 

SHOW POPI AND BONGEKA’S FAMILIES YOU ARE WITH THEM

Send them a message of hope and solidarity to strengthen them in their battle for justice.

Mail your letter (with $2.71 postage) to:

Amnesty International South Africa

97 Oxford Road, Rosebank

Johannesburg 2196

South Africa

 


Case 10:

WRITE to TURKEY’S MINISTER OF JUSTICE

 

 

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OPTION 1

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Salutation: Dear Minister of Justice

 

Sample Letter

Mail your letter (with $2.71 postage) to:

Mr Abdülhamit Gül

Minister of Justice

Adalet Bakanlığı

06659 Ankara

Turkey

 

 

OR  email your letter to: info@adalet.gov.tr and cc embassy.ottawa@mfa.gov.tr

(cc will send letter to His Excellency Kerim Uras, Ambassador for Turkey in Ottawa)

 

If you are mailing your letter, please photocopy it and send the photocopy by mail to:

His Excellency Kerim Uras

Ambassador for Turkey

197 Wurtemburg Street

Ottawa, Ontario K1N 8L9

 

OPTION 2

 

Click here  to read and modify the sample letter composed by Amnesty staff. You will be asked to enter your name, email address and street address. Your phone number is optional.  Click on “SEND A LETTER” and you will be able to edit the letter before you click on “SEND NOW”

SHARE YOUR PRIDE IN MELIKE & ÖZGÜR

Visit METU LGBTI+ Solidarity Group’s Twitter & Instagram feed @odtulgbti. Take a photo with a Pride flag and share on your social media channels, tagging @odtulgbtiand @AmnestyNow, and adding a message of support in the caption.

You can also mail cards to:

METU Protesters

Uluslararası Af Örgütü

Hacımimi Mah. Kemeraltı Cad.

Adahan No:31 Kat:2 PK:34425

Karaköy-Beyoğlu/İstanbul

Turkey