February 24, 2012

Sour: Rights Action  

VIEW 10-MINUTE NEWS PIECE on the Comayagua prison killing of over 350 inmates

EMERGENCY FUNDS:

Rights Action asks for tax-deductible donations for Comayagua fire victims and family members. Funds are being channeled to the CPTRT (Centre for Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and their Families), a non-government organization in Honduras that supports and works with prisoners and family members of prisoners in Honduras' endemically abusive jail system. To donate, see below.

• Join a HONDURAS DELEGATION, MAY 19-28, 2012: "The Coup vs. Democracy: Struggle of the Popular Movements". Write to: afgj@afgj.org
• Join a GUATEMALA DELEGATION, JULY 7-15, 2012: "Community well-being, human rights & the environment * versus * mining companies that moil for gold (silver & nickel)". Write to: info@rightsaction.org

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TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS IN CANADA & U.S.A.

Funds are being used by the CPTRT to provide medical and food support, burial costs, emotional and legal support to the victims and their families and loved ones. Make check payable to "Rights Action" and mail to:

* UNITED STATES: Box 50887, Washington DC, 20091-0887

* CANADA: 552 - 351 Queen St. E, Toronto ON, M5A-1T8

   (* Write "CPTRT" on memo-line *)

CREDIT-CARD DONATIONS can be made (anonymously): www.rightsaction.org

* In Canada: https://www.canadahelps.org/DonationDetails.aspx?cookieCheck=true

* In USA: https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=488

DONATIONS OF STOCK can be made (anonymously): info@rightsaction.org

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Grahame Russell, co-director, info@rightsaction.org

Annie Bird, co-director, annie@rightsaction.org

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