Amnesty International – A cause worth supporting!

Posted on by Opher
In their own words – ‘Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.’
‘Only when the last prisoner of conscience has been freed, when the last torture chamber has been closed, when the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a reality for the world’s people, will our work be done.
Peter Benenson, Amnesty International founder’ – Peter Benenson (founder)
That is something I identify with. I believe in human and animal rights and I believe that in a civilised world we should all be ascribed the same rights as laid out in the UN charter of Human Rights.
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It is good to know that an organisation like Amnesty International is prepared to stand up and fight for human rights all over the world in whatever repressive regime happens to be abusing people right now.
The right not to be tortured
The right not to be imprisoned for your views
The right of freedom of speech
The right not to be discriminated against because of your religion, gender or race
The right to be treated equally
They seem pretty basic to me.
At this moment a Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is being administered 1000 lashes and imprisonment for criticising the regime.
They need our support.
Check them out here:
Check out Raif Badawi’s story
Check out the atrocities carried out by ISIS.
Look at what Amnesty do –
By acting together we can make the world better!