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They actually reversed the closure and those files are staying open which honestly feels like waking up from a really bad dream. I honestly never thought they would listen to us but here we are and I am just sitting here crying because someone finally kept their word on this. …

September 7, 2008

Please, do not forget Eritrean prisoners at this crucial time

Please, do not forget Eritrean prisoners at this crucial time

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 3 months ago
To: Amnesty International International Secretariat East Africa Research Team 1 Easton Street London ,WC1X 0DW, UK Telephone: +44-20-74135500 Fax number: +44-20-79561157 Dear Amnesty International Researchers, Staff, and Activists: It has recently come to our attention that Amnesty International has decided to close its files on Eritrean prisoners of conscience. We have also learned that due to the rearrangement of priorities within Amnesty International USA and others, the country of Eritrea has largely become defined as

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Reached 250 supporters

June 23, 2008

June 21, 2008

I was just looking at the count and we are almost at two hundred and fifty but we still need that extra push right now because silence shouldn't be the answer for those left behind in cells. Please just take a minute to send this along to anyone you know so we can walk into that office with some real weight behind us.

June 14, 2008

I spent the last few hours reading through the new stories people are posting here and my head is spinning thinking about how many families are still waiting for news that might never come. It feels like the world is looking away right when we need the pressure to be at its highest point. I am trying to figure out how to get this directly into the hands of the right researchers at the office in London but the radio silence from them is just so frustrating and honestly exhausting.

June 12, 2008

I just looked at the screen and saw the number one hundred sitting there which feels completely surreal. I honestly thought I was shouting into a void when I typed this out late at night. Thank you for not letting this disappear into the background.

Reached 100 supporters

June 10, 2008

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Michael Farah
18 years ago Featured

THIS IS WRONG. Do not turn your back on them now. They have no one else to fight for them.

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Habtom Kim
18 years ago Featured

My family is still waiting for answers. You guys are their only hope.

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Sarah Nkemelu
18 years ago Featured

How can you just close these files? So many people are still suffering in total silence. Please keep looking into this.

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Jenny Lawson
18 years ago Featured

Unbelievable. Global human rights groups shouldnt just pick and choose when to care about people.

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David Lowe
18 years ago Featured

Keep the pressure on Eritrea. What they are doing is inhuman.

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Elena Lawson
18 years ago Featured

Please bring these prisoners back into the light. Lives depend on it.