Support prisoners in Syria – suggested letter to Amnesty International

Please find the draft letter and documents that are designed to be sent to Amnesty International for urgent action to support Kurdish political prisoners in Syria. Please join this urgent call by adding your organisation’s name or your individual name and email to: Maha.AbuShama@amnesty.org- Maha Abu Shama – Campaigner – Syria, Lebanon & Jordan team – Middle East and North Africa Programme – Amnesty International Secretariat – Tel: +44207 413 5640

We, the following organisations and representatives, are writing to you as a matter of great urgency, concerning the Kurdish prisoners who began a hunger strike in Syria on 30^th October.

They are protesting against arbitrary arrest, torture, isolation and the denial of access to visitors and to the outside world. Kurdish people in Syria have suffered these and many other human rights abuses in Syria for many years.

These Kurdish people continue to be on hunger strike. Every day that passes, further endangers their lives and their health, and will make it more difficult to achieve a satisfactory outcome.

We call on you with desperate urgency to help us to bring this case to the notice of all governments and international human rights organisations in order to force and ensure some action to alleviate the intolerable plight of these Kurdish prisoners.
We urge you to assist us.
Yours sincerely,

Organisation / individual name

Thank you for supporting Kurdish political prisoners in Syria