each month, members of amnesty international usa's freedom writers network take action on three selected human rights cases...action by you can help bring about a prisoner's release, secure vital information, launch an investigation, or even save a life...journalist sumi khan of bangladesh has received death threats and been attacked as a result of her investigative reporting...she has written articles alleging the involvement of local politicians and religious groups in attacks on members of minority communities...she was stabbed in an attack in 2004, and her attackers remain at large...amnesty is urging the bangladeshi authorities to protect journalists who have been threatened as a result of their professional activities, and the organization is calling for an impartial and independent investigation into the threats and attack against sumi khan...
a sample letter to mr. iajuddin ahmed president and chief adviser of the caretaker government of bangladesh can be viewed by clicking here...(it is also asked that you send a copy to ambassador shamsher m. chowdhury in washington dc...
if you want further information on the case of sumi khan in order to write a more personalized letter then click here...
taking action saves lives so please take 5 minutes to do this...
peace out <3
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