We have a choice to make at this critical moment in history: continue to let authoritarian practices erode our\u00a0freedoms or\u00a0resist together and\u00a0stand\u00a0up\u00a0for human rights.<\/p>\nAgn\u00e8s Callamard, Amnesty International\u2019s Secretary General<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \u201cDespite the stark challenges facing humanity, every year Amnesty witnesses countless people from all over the world coming together to demonstrate the importance of activism and the lifechanging power of solidarity. Amongst others, this year\u2019s Write for Rights campaign features people on the frontlines of the climate crisis, fighting to protect their communities from droughts, gas flares, development projects and pollution, who urgently need our collective support,\u201d said Agn\u00e8s Callamard, Amnesty International\u2019s Secretary General. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have a choice to make at this critical moment in history: continue to let authoritarian practices erode our freedoms or resist together and stand up for human rights. By taking just a few minutes to write a letter, post on social media or sign a petition, anyone can help change the world and even save a life. Together we will prove that, even in the most adverse of circumstances, humanity can, must and will win out.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, Write for Rights<\/a> is calling on millions of people to come together to change the lives of individuals whose rights have been violated around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those featured in this year\u2019s campaign include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Ellinor Guttorm Utsi<\/a>, the support she is receiving as part of Write for Rights has given her hope. The reindeer herder\u2019s land and way of life are currently under threat, as the Norwegian Government plans to build several hundred wind turbines, which would disrupt the reindeer\u2019s herding patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Ellinor is calling for a stop to these wind turbines, in a bid to protect her land and her culture, the 60-year-old is struggling to do it on her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am so pleased Amnesty International, an organization focused on activism, is supporting my campaign today. I am so happy to have the support of people who do this work every day,\u201d said Ellinor. \u201cThis is our life \u2013 I don\u2019t know another way of living. We need to fight for our land, to protect future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Write for Rights started in 2001, millions of people have changed the lives of those whose human rights had been stripped from them. Over 100 people featured in the campaign have seen a positive outcome<\/a> to their case.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSupporting people at risk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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