Amnesty International Polska's initiative makes impact across the world

Amnesty International Polska, organized a letter writing marathon during the weekend. The public was invited to enter the organization's headquarters and write a letter to leading politicians around the world defending specifically chosen people whose human rights are being broken. Out of a total of 4,000 letters, most were sent to China concerning a 22-year-old student who was imprisoned for browsing through internet pages on human rights on his country. The action was strongly supported by politicians, celebrities and businessmen. The initiative was noticed by 20 other countries, which also decided to join the marathon. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 9) A.K.