5 Minutes for Human Rights, 9/13/09

Here are this week's human rights actions:

1) STOP FORCED EVICTIONS IN CHAD: Since February 2008, tens of thousands of people have been made homeless after being forcibly evicted from their homes in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. Satellite images acquired by Amnesty International showed that about 3,700 structures had been destroyed in the city in a 12-month period, causing irreparable damage to the livelihoods of so many residents of N’Djamena. Amnesty International has confirmed that many of these evictions were illegal and in violation of international human rights standards and Chadian law. Call on the Chadian government to immediately cease all forced evictions and ensure that the rights of victims of forced evictions are respected. Take action here: http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=12964

2) TELL PRESIDENT OBAMA NOT TO FORGET ABOUT DARFUR: Remind President Obama not to forget about Darfur, and to work to develop a stronger policy to promote peace in Sudan. Obama needs to know that activists still want him to do more for Sudan--call the White House at (202) 456-1414 or contact Obama online at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/. For talking points to include in your letter or phone call, go to http://www.enoughproject.org/SudanNow/WhiteHouseTalkingPoints

If you want more information about how to write an effective letter for human rights, check out our last blog post at http://ucbamnesty.blogspot.com/2009/09/letter-writing-guide.html