Courage and cowardice. Two distinct opposites. Yet two crucial reasons why I am asking you to make a tax-time donation to Amnesty International Australia.

Let’s start with courage. By making a donation you will be helping courageous individuals from all over the world who risk their lives everyday in the name of human rights.

People like the red-robed monks of Myanmar who bravely protested against oppression in their country. And the brave lawyers who took to the streets of Pakistan putting their lives on the line to stand up for what they believe in.

Please make a tax-time gift to Amnesty International Australia today. Donations received before June 30 are tax-deductible in this financial year.

Act now. Help defend individuals, whose commitment to human rights and courage in the face of injustice, has inspired people everywhere who believe in freedom.

And now for cowardice. I ask you to stand up and actively challenge the cowardice of those dictators, rapists, executioners and others who violate human rights.

Brutal repression in China. Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone. Rape used as a weapon of war in Sudan. These are some of the human rights violations our supporters have challenged over the last year.

With your support we can continue to stand against injustice wherever and whenever it is taking place. Please make a tax-time gift to Amnesty International Australia today.

The sharp contrast between the courage of human rights defenders and the cowards who deny individuals their right to dignity and freedom has never been greater. You and I know our role in this struggle. We must embrace courage and reject cowardice.

Thank you for all you do to make the world a more just, humane and secure place

Yours sincerely,

Claire Mallinson

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