Isabel Kaner

#RightsRealityCheck

Fundraising for Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund
£160
raised of £150 target
by 10 supporters
Walking 110km over April
Raising awareness that every day, around the world, people are persecuted, silenced, tortured or forced to flee their country for upholding fundamental human rights.

Story

Human rights are designed to be invisible. We don’t really think about having the freedom to express our own opinions, being able to get a book from the library, or walking outside without a head covering. But for many around the world, these routine freedoms are often threatened.

Soni Sori is an indigenous political leader of Aam Aadmi Party in Sameli village of Dantewada in south Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India and an advocate for women's rights. She was arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch for Chhattisgarh Police in 2011 on charges of attacks against the police and terror, for speaking up against arbitrary killing by state authorities. Soni has been subject to years of police harassment and torture, despite being released in 2014.

I am walking 110km over the month of April for the 11 years it took for her to be acquitted from the false charges against her, as well as each year she has faced harassment for defending human rights (10km per year).

About the campaign

Raising awareness that every day, around the world, people are persecuted, silenced, tortured or forced to flee their country for upholding fundamental human rights.

About the charity

Established in 1962 as the relief arm of Amnesty International, we are a separate charity and the only UK agency providing practical and financial support specifically to prisoners of conscience, individuals who have been persecuted for protecting and advancing human rights.

Donation summary

Total raised
£160.00
+ £38.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£160.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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