Amnesty International Canada will be joined this year on Human Rights Day by PEN Canada in a massive letter-writing campaign to demand freedom for Myanmar's comedian Zarganar. Amnesty International Canada

Amnesty continues to campaign for the release of prisoners of conscience Myo Min Zaw Ko Aye Aung U Win Htein Khun Htun Oo Min Ko Naing Htay Kywe Mie Mie Zaw Htet Ko Ko U Gambira Zayar Thaw Khun Bedu Khun Kawrio Khun Dee De Su Su Nway Zarganar (see below) U Ohn Thun

Most of these prisoners of conscience are in urgent need of medical treatment.

You can follow Amnesty International's work on human rights issues in Canada on amnesty.ca: Myanmar webpage

To find out how to respond to ongoing urgent actions issued by Amnesty Inernational, please send your name and mailing address to urgentaction@amnesty.ca