by Reason #1: Amnesty Works.
Since our founding 60 years ago, Amnesty actions have contributed to the release of 100’s of 1000’s of unjustly imprisoned individuals & a worldwide awareness & reduction of human rights abuses.
See: https://www.amnestyusa.org/victories/
Reason #2: No one else can do it.
No other organization has the international strength and moral authority to respond to injustice as effectively as Amnesty can.
See: https://www.amnestyusa.org/about-us/
Reason #3: Things change.
We are living in a time of unprecedented political change. Amnesty helps to make sure the changes are for the better. In a world full of clashing ideologies, Amnesty’s basic principles stay on a steady course toward justice for all.
See: https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/
Reason #4: It is Good for You.
Most people are isolated from the great movements and ideas of their time, often observing them from a distance. Amnesty involves you in a practical way in the great movements of our times: the movement for universal human rights.
See: https://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/resources-for-activists/
Reason #5: Your children will thank you.
A world where human rights violations go unchecked is a dangerous world for everyone. Unless we eliminate human rights violations everywhere, none of us is safe.
See: https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/universal-declaration-of-human-rights/
Reason #6: Amnesty is the Only Hope for 1000’s of Human Rights Victims:
Without you, political prisoners and victims of torture around the world will be alone, without hope. You justify their hope by joining Amnesty’s community of concern.
https://www.amnestyusa.org/issues/individuals-at-risk/
Reason #7: Amnesty is Independent and Impartial.
Amnesty applies a single standard of human rights to every country in the world. Amnesty is independent of all governments, political factions, ideologies, and economic issues.
See: https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/universal-declaration-of-human-rights/
Reason #8: You can Make a Difference.
There is strength in numbers and each new member increases Amnesty’s cry for human rights.
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Reason #9: We Have a Responsibility.
The free must work on behalf of the unfree.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
~Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Reason #10: The most important reason of all:
Najije Zendel was 17 years old when she was arrested and sentenced to 4 years in prison in Yugoslavia for peacefully protesting the discontinuation of classes taught in her native Albanian language. Amnesty launched a series of appeals on her behalf. Nafije was released.
See: https://www.amnestyusa.org/victories/
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