Celebrate with Us: 69th Anniversary of Human Rights Day

Demand Egypt Release Hanan Now! Sign the Petition › Dear friends, Today is Human Rights Day, the 69th Anniversary of the day the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It’s a day to remember all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Every year, we celebrate Human Rights Day with our Write for Rights campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people all over the world send a letter and sign a petition on behalf of someone they’ve never met, as part of Write for Rights. Letter writing has always been at the heart of Amnesty International’s human rights campaigning, and 55+ years of human rights activism shows us that it still works. Our messages help convince government officials to release people imprisoned for expressing their opinion and standing up for human rights. Take action with us today Luc and celebrate Human Rights Day by asking that the Egyptian government release Hanan Badr el-Din, who has been searching for her missing husband since July 2013. Hanan searched for her husband at police stations, prisons, hospitals and morgues. No one could tell her what had happened to him. Her husband is one of hundreds of people missing at the hands of Egypt’s security forces. Every day, an estimated three to four people – mostly political activists, students, protesters, even school children as young as 14 – are taken by Egyptian police or military, never to be seen again. Yet the Egyptian government claims that disappearances don’t exist in the country. Take action with Amnesty International USA now to ask for Hanan Badr el-Din’s release. Hanan was not dissuaded in her search to find her husband, and we will not be dissuaded in petitioning for her release. Her latest attempt to get information about her husband has seen her arrested — take action now to ask for Hanan Badr el-Din’s release immediately. TAKE ACTION

Margaret Huang Executive Director Amnesty International

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