{"id":44,"date":"2011-12-12T14:09:36","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T18:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amnestypgh.org\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:01:50","slug":"amnesty-human-rights-cafe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/?page_id=44","title":{"rendered":"Write a Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this page, we are posting cases for which we did letter writing actions at our meetings. Sample letters for each case are also included. Please take a few minutes to write one or a few! It is always preferred to write a letter by hand in your own words (but you can use the sample letter as a guidance). However, if you are in a rush, just signing a sample letter is also useful.<\/p>\n<h4>April 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tunisia_add.doc\">Tunisia: Rights organization facing bogus charges<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/tunisia-woman-rights-defender-facing-bogus-charges\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isreal_release_owda.doc\">Israel: Release human rights defender<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/israel-and-the-occupied-palestinian-territoryrelease-ayman-bani-owda-immediately\/#take-actions\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/us_journalist.doc\">US: Journalist charged with bogus crimes<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/usa-journalists-face-criminal-charges\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>February 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pakistan-imprisoned-lawyres.doc\">Pakistan: Imprisoned human rights lawyer<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/pakistan-human-rights-lawyers-imprisoned\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venezuela-human-rights-defs.doc\">Venezuela: Release human rights defenders<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/venezuela-human-rights-defenders-must-be-released\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/us_defund_mass_deportations.doc\">US Congress: Defund mass deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>January 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vietnam_detained_activist.doc\">Vietnam: Activist in solitary confinement<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/viet-nam-activist-held-in-solitary-confinement\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/canada_asylum.doc\">Canada: Respect rights of asylum seekers<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/canada-asylum-seekers-and-migrants-at-risk-2\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bangladesh_indigenous_detainees.doc\">Bangladesh: Indigenous detainees held without trial<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/bangladesh-indigenous-detainees-still-jailed-without-trial\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>November 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sudan-letter.doc\">Sudan: Act against violence in civil war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/israel_yuval_peleg.doc\">Israel: Recognize the right to conscientious objection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/open_seas_killings.doc\">US: Stop extrajudicial strikes in Caribbean Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>September 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/us_protect_protest.doc\">US: Protect the right to protest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/uk_protest_prosecution.doc\">UK: Drop charges against protestors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mexico_attacks_activists.doc\">Mexico: Protect activists against attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>June 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/us_reciprocal_gun_laws.doc\">US: Protect state gun safety laws<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/act.amnestyusa.org\/page\/171100\/action\/1?ea.tracking.id=van\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/us_student_visas.doc\">US: Stop revoking student visas<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-stop-revoking-visas-of-foreign-students\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tunisia_mass_convictions.doc\">Tunisia: Mass convictions of opposition figures<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-mass-convictions-of-opposition-activists\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>May 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/us_joint_res_gaza.doc\">US Congress: Stop use of U.S. weapons in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/us_deportations_elsalvador.doc\">US: Stop illegal expulsions to El Salvador<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-stop-illegal-expulsions-to-el-salvador-usa-34-25\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/azerbaijan_opposition_yagublu.doc\">Azerbaijan: Opposition leader&#8217;s life in danger<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-tofig-yagublus-life-in-danger\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>April 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/belgium-asylum.doc\">Belgium: Asylum seekers denied basic services<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-asylum-seekers-denied-reception-belgium-second-ua-113-23\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sudan_us_congress.doc\">Sudan: Enforce arms embargo<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/research\/2024\/07\/new-weapons-fuelling-the-sudan-conflict\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/elsalvador_dueprocess.doc\">El Salvador: Imprisoned human rights defender<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-activist-at-risk-of-torture\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>March 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/us_mass_deportations_2.doc\">US: No funding for mass deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/gaza_ceasefire.doc\">Gaza: Make ceasefire permanent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ukraine-arbitary-detention.doc\">Russia: Ukrainian teacher arbitrarily jailed<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-ukrainian-nursery-teacher-jailed-by-russia-russian-federation-17-25\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>February 2025:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/us_mass_deportations.doc\">US: Stop mass deportations<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/campaigns\/dismantle-the-mass-deportation-machine-and-invest-in-welcoming-communities\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/usaid.doc\">US: Save international development aid<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/act.amnestyusa.org\/page\/165660\/action\/1?locale=en-US\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/qahtani_travel_ban.doc\">Saudi Arabia: Lift Mohammed al-Qahtani&#8217;s travel ban<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-lift-mohammed-al-qahtanis-travel-ban-saudi-arabia-fifth-ua-257-12\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>November 2024:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/carey-grayson-death-penalty.doc\">US: Commute death sentence for Carey Grayson<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-alabamas-sixth-execution-of-the-year-is-set-usa-96-24\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/saudi_arbitrary_detention.doc\">Saudi Arabia: Dutch-Yemeni citizen arbitrarily detained<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-dutch-yemeni-restaurant-owner-arbitrarily-detained-saudi-arabia-91-24\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tunisia-imprisoned-minister.doc\">Tunisia: Ex-minister sentenced to prison<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/urgent-actions\/urgent-action-ex-minister-sentenced-to-ten-years-in-prison-tunisia-fourth-ua-2-22\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page, we are posting cases for which we did letter writing actions at our meetings. Sample letters for each case are also included. Please take a few minutes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/?page_id=44\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Write a Letter<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":145,"href":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36389,"href":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions\/36389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amnesty-pgh.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}