by Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, had the following inspirational words about Amnesty International at the United Nations Global Assembly recently:
“We are in a global battle for human dignity, for human rights, for justice… and Amnesty International is indispensable in that fight. My central message to Amnesty is this: the world needs you more than ever. We need your courage, your creativity, and your clarity… we need your movements rooted in communities and rising from the ground up… making it clear that leaders cannot turn a blind eye to their obligations… and we need what you call “troublemaking” — the kind that challenges complacency and inaction. That exposes injustice. That drives lasting change.”
Top Ten Reasons to Join Amnesty International
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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