Hypertext Amnesty letters

Free do-it-yourself letter-writing facility

For those with the necessary computer skills, it is now possible make up composite letters by selecting from a large number of phrases available. Just decide which case you want to do, then follow the instructions in a series of easy steps, selecting appropriate wordings at each point. Letters can be produced in a fraction of the time it normally takes by hand.

Have you thought about the advantages of becoming a regular subscriber? Every month, or at longer intervals set by you, we send you via email:

• Three personalised letters to foreign governments based on the very latest Amnesty appeals
• Optional TRANSLATIONS of letters into French or Spanish if appropriate
• The full case details on which the letters are based
• Information about current airmail postage rates - many people pay more than they need
• News of updates on past cases, e.g. prisoner releases
• AND you get a 3-month FREE TRIAL with no obligation to continue

Please also note that:

• There is far more variety of wording than is possible with the simplified DIY letters
• You don't have to keep track of the letters you've already sent
• We keep backup copies of your letters for several weeks

This may explain why over 99%of our letters are sent by regular subscribers. To apply for the email free trial, close this page and select the appropriate menu item on the left-hand sidebar.

If you still want DIY letters, click on one of the cases below (Click on BACK to return).

• USA Minor sentenced to life without parole.
• CHINA Free Nobel Prize Laureate and his wife.
• EGYPT Student blogger imprisoned.
• TURKEY Conscientious objector at risk of imprisonment.
• GREECE Journalist targeted by riot police.
• ZIMBABWE Peaceful rights activists repressed.
• CAMEROON Prisoner of conscience at risk of attack.
• SAUDI ARABIA Detained without trial.
• SRI LANKA Students shot dead.

The cases on which the letters are based will be found in the Real Lives - Worldwide Appeals pages of the current, previous or next issue of the bi-monthly UK Amnesty magazine and on AI's web site. The letters have not been reviewed by Amnesty International and there is no implication of Amnesty in any shortcomings they may contain. Amnesty issues 3 new cases every month and letters for these are normally available around the middle of the month.