Take action and change a life

Every year, Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign brings people from around the world together to fight for justice and dignity and to build a shared future.

Amongst others, this year’s campaign features people on the front lines of climate change and environmental destruction, fighting to protect their communities from droughts, gas flares, development projects and pollution.  

The people featured in this year’s campaign are from all around the world. From an Indigenous reindeer herder fighting to protect her community’s land in Norway, to a photojournalist jailed for reporting on a cyclone in Myanmar, and a little boy who lost his life after falling into a pit toilet at his pre-school in South Africa, all these people are connected because their human rights have been violated.

By writing letters, signing petitions and sharing stories, you can make change happen. Write for Rights has a real impact. People have been freed, achieved justice, and have felt the solidarity from others around the world through difficult periods of their lives.

It can take less than a minute to take action and change a life today. Join Write for Rights now.

Now, write a letter

Signing a petition is a great way to take part in the campaign. But did you know there are other ways to take part in Write for Rights?  

Imagine being locked away, alone, not knowing if anyone cares where you are. Now imagine receiving a letter from someone, telling you they believe in you. That’s what real letters can do: bring hope to people in the direst of situations. When letters arrive in huge numbers, they are also an unmistakable reminder to prison authorities and others that the world is watching. 

If you want to lend your pen to this kind of direct action, download our handy letter-writing kit.

Get the write for rights kit

Featuring template letters, case cards and more.

How does Write for Rights work?

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People in more than 200 countries and territories support those whose rights have been violated. Writing millions of letters, emails and social media posts and signing petitions…

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…putting pressure on governments, leaders and decision makers…

…showing love and support for people and their families…  

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…and making change happen – releasing activists, securing justice for those whose rights have been wronged and protecting people who fight for change. 

Find out more

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Read about our successes

Over 4.6 million actions in 2024.

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Check out our Write for Rights videos

Meet all the individuals and hear their stories.

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Get our school and activist toolkits

Guidance for teachers and activists to bring Write for Rights into their classrooms and communities.