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Human Rights

The abuse of human rights is wrong. It’s of huge global concern, but as with many issues you can tackle its root causes by signing petitions, spreading the word through blogs and sending out pre-worded emails.

NCADC – Anti-Deportation Campaigns

  • Time taken:
    Upto 5 minutes to sign a petition or send out a pre-worded email to key decision makers
  • Impact:
    Potential to reverse a deportation order, where somebody's life may be at risk if they are returned to their country of origin
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Human Rights, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   NCADC – Anti-Deportation Campaigns

US Campaign for Burma

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to complete a pre-written letter. 20 minutes for a self composed letter.
  • Impact:
    Helps to promote freedom, democracy, and human rights in Burma
  • Cost:
    Nothing, if emailing. Postage costs if sending a letter
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, Asia, Burma, By Category, Country, Human Rights, People, Politics, Popular Causes

Find out more about   US Campaign for Burma

Make A Pact – Prevent Abuse of Children Today

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to print off a standard letter and sign it, in readiness for it to be posted
  • Impact:
    Contributes to changing mindsets, policies and practices in order to prevent the abuse of children in Nigeria
  • Cost:
    Material and postage costs to Nigeria or the UK
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Human Rights, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

Find out more about   Make A Pact – Prevent Abuse of Children Today

Amnesty International

  • Time taken:
    A couple of minutes to sign petitions, send emails
  • Impact:
    Improving human rights around the world
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, Human Rights, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes

Find out more about   Amnesty International

Physicians for Human Rights

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes per action, which could consisit of sending emails, signing petitions or phoning key decision makers
  • Impact:
    Advocates for persecuted health workers, stopping torture, investigation of mass atrocities and for bringing justice to ill-treated populations.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, Human Rights, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes

Find out more about   Physicians for Human Rights

FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights)

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to send emails on important human rights issues
  • Impact:
    Defends human rights, particularly those of women and migrants
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, Human Rights, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes

Find out more about   FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights)

Ethical Traveller – Travellers Changing the World

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to send emails on many disturbing issues to travellers
  • Impact:
    Helps to shape solutions to issues that travellers discover around the world
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, Human Rights, People

Find out more about   Ethical Traveller – Travellers Changing the World

World Organisation Against Torture

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to compose your own letter/email based on given guidelines
  • Impact:
    Fights against torture and other human rights violations
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Human Rights, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   World Organisation Against Torture

North Korea Freedom – Email Advocacy

  • Time taken:
    20 minutes to compose an email on the freedom of North Koreans
  • Impact:
    Promotes for human rights in North Korea
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, Asia, By Category, By Time, Country, Human Rights, North Korea, People, Politics, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes

Find out more about   North Korea Freedom – Email Advocacy

PEN – Defending the Freedom to Write

  • Time taken:
    5 - 30 minutes to sign a petition or compose an email, using given guidelines
  • Impact:
    Working to improve the understanding of freedom of expression as a fundamental human right.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, Human Rights, Offline, People, Popular Causes

Find out more about   PEN – Defending the Freedom to Write

Human Rights First

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to send a pre-written email to key decsision makers
  • Impact:
    Helping to build respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, Human Rights, People

Find out more about   Human Rights First

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to sign and send a pre-written email. Many to choose from.
  • Impact:
    Helping people to make a difference by giving them knowledge, inspiration and solutions they need to address the challenges they face.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Human Rights, Human Welfare, North America, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 1 minute, United States

Find out more about   Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

American Civil Liberties Union

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to sign a petition with the most basic of your details
  • Impact:
    Working to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, Country, Human Rights, North America, People, United States

Find out more about   American Civil Liberties Union

People for the American Way

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to sign a pre-written email that gets sent to key decision makers
  • Impact:
    Helps to promote the American Way and defend it from attack
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, Country, Human Rights, North America, People, United States

Find out more about   People for the American Way

Human Rights Watch

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to send a pre-written email
  • Impact:
    Dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Human Rights, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 1 minute

Find out more about   Human Rights Watch