From now until 23 February 2012, do something to urge the Prime Minister of India to immediately release Narayan Reddy and to ensure freedom of expression!

Who is Narayan Reddy?

Abhay Sahoo is the previous leader of the campaign and one of 11 others involved and facing false charges. Narayan Reddy has been leading the campaign since Sahoo's detention on 25 November 2011. ©Amnesty International

Narayan Reddy is the leader of a campaign that has been going on for seven years against the state from acquiring 1,600 hectares of land in five villages (the majority of which are common lands farmed by villagers) for a US$12 billion plant proposed by South Korean steel giant POSCO. He is also a leader of the Communist Party of India in the eastern state of Orissa.

What happened to Narayan Reddy?

On 23 December 2011, Reddy was detained after being charged with murder at a clash on 15 December 2011 between steel plant workers and local protesters against the steel plant – but we hear from our friends at AI that Reddy was not directly involved in this! In fact, AI believes that the charges are an attempt to silence Reddy’s ongoing campaign.

Got 3 seconds?

Send a letter to the Prime Minister just by adding your name below! We will deliver all the letters to Prime Minister Singh directly using this website.

Got 3 minutes?

Add your name AND copy and paste this link – http://bit.ly/xI4mpN - on Facebook and Twitter to share with your friends – can you challenge yourself to get 10 friends to take action?

Additional information:

Narayan Reddy is now in Samagol prison in Orissa state and his petition for release on bail has just been refused by the local courts but he will probably make further applications for bail again.

The planned steel plant is the biggest foreign direct investment project in India. However, for the last seven years, campaigners have blockaded the area, preventing the authorities and representatives of POSCO from gaining access to the area.

Narayan Reddy has been leading the campaign against the acquisition of the lands after Abhay Sahoo’s detention on 25 November 2011. Abhay Sahoo is also a leading member of the Communist Party of India in Orissa. The state has filed false charges against him and 10 other activists.

This is not the first case of human rights violations linked to land rights in Orissa or POSCO’s proposed steel plant:

• Tell the Chief Minister of Orissa to Stop Farmers from Being Kicked Out of Their Homes!
• Take Action NOW to Protect the Rights of Indigenous People in Orissa, India!

(For Chinese, please click here)

Is it that time of the year already?! Human Rights Day is coming up and let’s celebrate!

10 December of every year is Human Rights Day, which marks the birthday of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and it’s turning 63 years old this year!

Let’s organize celebrations in December for young people in at least 30 countries in the Asia Pacific to celebrate this important day and all the actions YOU(th) have taken for human rights in 2011!

It’s easy – all you have to do is sign up and we will send you a Celebration Pack!

What’s a Human Rights Day Celebration?

It is a chance for you to get together with your friends to celebrate Human Rights Day, and of course to learn about our basic rights.

Team members have to guess which article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is being drawn on a piece of paper. The team with the most points at the end wins.

This is what your celebration may look like:

• Congratulate each other on a wonderful year of human rights activism – Do something that young people usually do to celebrate! What could it be?
• Play a game of Draw the Words to learn more about human rights
• Do something together for human rights

What do YOU(th) have to do?

If you want to organize a celebration in your community…

1. Sign up to host below! The deadline to sign up is 1 December 2011.
2. We will contact you by email to confirm
3. We will mail you a Celebration Pack by post (or via email for late registerations)
4. Read the pack and ORGANIZE!

The first person in each country in Asia Pacific will receive a SPECIAL pack!

Check out who has already signed up to organize a Human Rights Celebration here:

View 2011 Human Rights Day Celebrations in a larger map

Apakah sekarang waktunya?! Hari Hak Asasi Manusia akan segera datang, mari kita rayakan sekarang!

10 Desember tiap tahunnya dirayakan sebagai Hari Hak Asasi Manusia, hari ini menandai ulang tahun Deklarasi Universal Hak Asasi Manusia yang tahun ini berumur 63 tahun.

Mari kita mengorganisir perayaan bulan Desember ini untuk anak-anak muda di 30 negara Asia Pasifik untuk merayakan hari yang sangat penting bagi semua gerakan anak muda yang mempromosikan hak asasi manusia di tahun 2011 ini.

Caranya sangat mudah – kalian hanya tinggal daftarkan nama kalian dan kami akan mengirimkan bingkisan perayaannya.

Apakah Perayaan Hari Hak Asasi Manusia itu?

Ini adalah suatu kesempatan di mana kalian bersama dengan teman-teman kalian untuk bersama-sama merayakan Hari Hak Asasi Manusia, dan tentu saja untuk tahu lebih banyak tentang hak-hak asasi kita.

Perayaan kalian itu:

• Memberi selamat di tahun yang sangat membahagiakan bagi gerakan perjuangan hak asasi manusia – Apakah yang biasanya kalian lakukan untuk merayakan sesuatu?
• Mainkan Draw the Words untuk tahu lebih banyak tentang hak asasi manusia
• Bersama-sama berkontribusi untuk perjuangan hak asasi manusia

Apakah yang anak muda harus lakukan?

Jika kalian ingin menyelenggarakan perayaan ini di komunitas kalian maka …

1. Daftarkan nama kalian! Batas akhir pendaftaraan adalah tanggal 1 Desember 2011
2. Kami akan menghubungi kalian melalui email sebagai konfirmasi
3. Kami akan mengirimkan bingkisan perayaan melalui pos ( atau melalui email untuk pendaftaraan yang terlambat)
4. Baca bingkisannya dan selenggarakanlah!

Siapa saja yang sudah mendaftarkan diri untuk menyelenggarakan Perayaan Hak Asasi Manusia

齊來慶祝世界人權日!

難道已經一年了嗎? 人權日即將來臨，讓我們一同慶祝！

每年12月10是人權日，這標誌著『世界人權宣言』（“UDHR”）的誕生，而它今年將踏入63歲！

在這十二月，與來自最少三十個國家的年青人一起籌備慶祝活動，慶祝這個重要的日子，並回憶你在2011年採取過的行動。

要參與也很容易，只需填寫以下資料及聯絡方法，我們便會給你慶祝材料。

什麼是人權日慶祝呢？

籍著這個機會，讓你和你的朋友一起慶祝人權日，並且了解我們的基本權利。

每位組員在紙上猜到底屬於『世界人權宣言』的那一條，猜中最多一隊將獲勝。

你的慶祝活動可能是︰

• 恭喜對方和自己參與了一整年人權運動 – 做一些年輕人慶祝時常做的事！那會是什麼呢？
• 玩『猜猜畫畫』，更了解人權
• 一起策劃人權活動

你需要做什麼？

如果你想在社區組織慶祝活動… …

1. 在下面填寫你的資料！截止日期是2011年12月1日。
2. 我們將通過電子郵件確認你的參與。
3. 我們將郵寄慶祝活動包給你（遲登記的將獲電郵通知）。
4. 閱讀慶祝包內的資料，並組織活動！

在每個國家簽署的第一人，將得到一份特別的慶祝包！

在此看看已報名慶祝的人權活動的地區吧!

Teman-teman Indonesia yang Mendukung Kampanye ini

(Click here for English)

(按此看中文版)

Ambil Tindakan untuk Minta Pemerintah Indonesia untuk Hapus Peraturan Baru yang Memungkinkan mutilasi kelamin perempuan!

Di Indonesia, peraturan terbaru yang disahkan oleh Menteri Kesehatan memperbolehkan mutilasi kelamin perempuan dengan syarat dilakukan oleh ahli kesehatan, seperti dokter, bidan, dan perawat.  Praktek sunat peremuan ini didefinisikan sebagai” Tindakan menggores kulit yang menutupi kulit bagian depan klitoris, tanpa melukai klitoris.”

Mengapa anak-anak muda seperti anda  harus mengecam keputusan ini?

Mutilasi kelamin perempuan tentu saja bukan sekedar “menggores kulit”- tetapi ini adalah salah satu bentuk kekerasan dan diskriminasi terhadap perempuan.

©Volontaire

Teman-teman di AI memberitahu kita bahwa secara umum, masyarakat memutuskan untuk mutilasi kelamin perempuan mereka karena beberapa alasan, seperti agama, menjamin “kebersihan” perempuan, menghindari penyakit, melanggengkan praktik budaya atau lokal ataupun untuk mengatur dan menekan hasrat kaum perempuan atas “aktivitas seksual” padamasa dewasanya kelak.

Peraturan baru ini juga bertentangan dengan hukum di Indonesia! (Klik di sini untuk detail)

Anda hanya punya waktu 3 detik saja?
Tolong kirimkan permohonan berikut ke pemerintah Indonesia untuk secepatnya mencabut peraturan Menteri Kesehatan tentang sunat perempuan-cantumkan nama anda di bawah ini!  Kami berharap dapat menyampaikan semua surat-surat anda(seperti terlampir di bawah ini) secara langsung sebelum tanggal 8 March 2012, pada Hari Perempuan Internasional.  

Anda punya waktu 3 menit saja?
Kirimkan laman ini http://bit.ly/nofgm ke 30 teman anda dan juga jangan lupa untuk mencantumkan nama mereka di surat berbahasa Indonesia di bawah ini.

Anda memiliki waktu luang?
Hubungi kami di apynaction@gmail.com untuk terlibat lebih jauh.

Apa hukum Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 1636/MENKES/PER/XI/2010 tentang “Sunat Perempuan” melanggar?

• UU No. 7/1984 mengenai ratifikasi Konvensi Internasional Penghapusan Segala Bentuk Diskriminasi terhadap Wanita(CEDAW)
• UU No. 5/1998 mengenai ratifikasi Konvensi Menentang Penyiksaan(CAT)
• UU No. 39/1999 mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia
• UU No. 23/2002 mengenai Perlindungan Anak
• UU No. 23/2004 mengenai Penghapusan Kekerasan dalam Rumah Tangga
• UU No. 23/2009 mengenai Kesehatan

Keputusan ini juga berlawanan dengan surat edaran pemerintah tahun 2006 No. HK.00.07.1.3. 1047a, ditandatangani Dirjen Bina Kesehatan Masyarakat, yang secara khusus memperingatkan dampak negatif kesehatan mutilasi kelamin pada perempuan.

AMBIL TINDAKAN SEKARANG

Anda tidak sendiri dalam perjuangan ini-beberapa organisasi lain!

Take Action to Ask the Indonesian Authorities to Remove the New Regulation that Allows Female Genital Mutilation!

In Indonesia, a new regulation by the Ministry of Health allows female genital mutilation (FGM) by certain medical professionals, like doctors, midwives and nurses. It defines the practice as “the act of scratching the skin covering the front of the clitoris, without hurting the clitoris”.

Why should YOU(th) take action?

Female genital mutilation is definitely NOT just “a scratch on the skin” – it is a discriminatory and painful form of violence against women!

Our friends in AI tell us that some of the reasons people chose female genital mutilation for their baby girls are for religious reasons, to ensure the girl’s “cleanliness”, to avoid diseases, to perpetuate cultural or local practices or to regulate or suppress the girls’ urge towards “sexual activity” during adulthood.

This new regulation also violates a whole list of Indonesian laws! (Scroll down for the entire list)

Got 3 seconds?
Please ask the Indonesian authorities to immediately repeal the 2010 Regulation of the Minister of Health on “female circumcision” (“sunat perempuan”) by sending a letter to them – just add your name below! We hope to deliver all the letters by hand (appearing with your details like below) on or before 8 March 2012 – International Women’s Day.

Got 3 minutes?
Send this link - http://bit.ly/nofgm - to 30 of your friends and ask them to add their name to the letter in Indonesian.

Got more time?
Contact us at apynaction@gmail.com about getting further involved.

What laws do the Regulation of the Minister of Health No. 1636/MENKES/PER/XI/2010 on “female circumcision” (“sunat perempuan”) violate?

• Law No. 7/1984 on the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
• Law No. 5/1998 on the ratification of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
• Law No. 39/1999 on Human Rights
• Law No. 23/2002 on Child Protection
• Law No. 23/2004 on the Elimination of Domestic Violence
• Law No. 23/2009 on Health

It also contradicts a 2006 government circular, No. HK.00.07.1.3. 1047a, signed by the Director of Community Health, which specifically warned about the negative health effects of female genital mutilation on women.

YOU(th) are not alone in this battle – many organizations are in on this too!

請即行動！要求印尼當局廢除允許切割女性生殖器新條例！

印尼衛生部公告了一項新條例，允許由專業醫療人員，如醫生、助產士及護士切割女性生殖器 ，並定義為 「刮掉覆蓋陰蒂前面的皮膚, 而不傷及陰蒂」。

為什麼你要採取行動？

切割女性生殖器是痛苦及針對婦女的暴力行為，而並非「在皮膚上的划痕」。

AI的朋友告訴我們，有些人切割自己初生女兒的生殖器 ，是出於宗教原因，確保女孩的「潔淨」、避免疾病、延續本土文化或風俗、或控制或抑制少女在成年其間的性慾。

這項新條例，也違反了印尼多項法律條文 ！（如看條文, 請向下捲動頁面）

三秒鐘行動

請去信要求印尼當局立即廢除2010年衛生部有關切割女性生殖器的條例。

你只需於以下信件中加上你的名字！我們希望於2012年3月8日（國際婦女節日）或之前，親手提交所有信件。

信件將會顯示你的姓名、年齡、性別、及國家，以印尼文發出。

三分鐘行動

呼籲更多人一起行動！請傳送連結 http://bit.ly/nofgm 給最少三十位朋友。

想進一步參與行動?

請電郵致apynaction@gmail.com與我們聯絡。

衛生部有關切割女性生殖器的條例(條例編號:1636/MENKES/PER/XI/2010)違反了哪些法律條文？

• 《消除對婦女一切形式歧視國際公約》第7/1984條
• 《禁止酷刑和其他殘忍，不人道或有辱人格的待遇或處罰公約》第5 /1998條
• 人權法第39/1999條
• 兒童保護法第23/2002條
• 消除家庭暴力法第 23/2004條
• 衛生法第23/2009條

這也違反2006年由社區衞生署署長簽署之政府通告第HK.00.07.1.3.1047a條，當中特別提出女性割禮對女性健康所帶來的負面影響。

你並不是單獨行動！許多組織都參與反對切割女性生殖器！

感謝採取行動！你的信件已于2011年10月11日寄出。

台灣人邱和順因遭遇法院不公平審訊而被判處死刑，其重審特別上訴亦被最高法院檢察總長駁回，刑期隨時執行。亞太青年網絡呼籲台灣當局禁止執行判刑 – 廣集信件寄往台灣當局！

你何須行動?

死刑是殘酷和非人道，並違反生存權利

邱是在酷刑之下供認罪行，故判刑是基於法庭不公審判。另一原因是，死刑是殘酷和非人道，並違反生存權利。

請於本年十月十日之前致函台灣總統馬英九，要求立即禁止處決邱和順，並以廢除死刑為目標。你的信件將包括下列內容 ，副本亦會轉寄至邱在台北的看守所。

只需三秒鐘

快！請於以下表格填上你的資料，並可發信給馬英九總統。

只需三分鐘

在以下表格填上你的資料，並傳送這條連結 http://bit.ly/qJe0aB 于最少十位朋友，和呼籲他們採取相同行動。

邱和順案

一九八八年，邱和順與另外十一人，因綁架陸正和殺害柯洪玉蘭而被當局逮捕審訊。他們聲稱，於拘留期間的頭四個月，與外界全無通訊，更被當局虐待，並在逼供下認罪。

奇怪的是，當其他被告的刑罰皆為監禁，只有邱一人被判處死刑。當年負責處理該案的兩名檢控官和十名警員，亦在一九九四年，因向疑犯逼供而被判罪成。後來在二零零三年，警察稱有另一名死囚在生前曾承認殺害死者，但此消息一直被當局隱藏。可是，邱當時被逼承認的證供卻仍被法庭視為合法證據，警方亦未有就當日死囚的供認展開調查。

現今，另外十一名被告的刑期皆已服滿 (除有一名死於獄中)，而邱案卻仍纏訟於高等法院和最高法院之間達十一次，至今未解。

Thank you for taking action! We mailed your letters on 11 October 2011.

Chiou Ho-shun is a Taiwanese man who was sentenced to death after an unfair trial and may be executed anytime after the Prosecutor General rejected an extraordinary appeal for retrial. Asia Pacific YOUth need to ask the Taiwanese authorities to not execute Chiou – let’s flood the Taiwanese authorities with letters!

Why should YOU(th) take action?

The death penalty is cruel, inhumane, and violates the right to life

Chiou’s sentence was based on his confession that was extracted under torture which led to an unfair trial! Another reason is that the death penalty is cruel, inhumane, and violates the right to life!

Send a letter to President of Taiwan  before 10 October 2011 – ask him to NOT execute Chiou Ho-shun and call for an immediate moratorium on executions with a view to abolish the death penalty. Your letters will be sent in Chinese (see the English translation below) and we will mail it by post with your details as shown below and copies will also be sent to the Taipei Detention Center for Chiou.

Got 3 seconds?
Add your name to the letter below!

Got 3 minutes?
Add your name to the letter below AND share this link - http://bit.ly/mTJRdy - with at least 10 of your friends ask them to do the same.

What’s his story?

In 1988, Chiou Ho-shun and 11 others were detained and tried for the kidnapping and killing of Lu Cheng and for murdering Ko Hung Yu-Lan. They say that during the first four months of their detention, they had no contact with the outsiders and were tortured to make them confess.

What’s really strange is that Chiou was sentenced to death while the others were all sentenced to prison terms!

In 1994, two public prosecutors and 10 police officers who handled the kidnapping and killing of Lu Cheng were convicted for using torture to extract confessions. In 2003, the police even said that another death row inmate had confessed to killing Lu Cheng just before his execution but they chose to cover it up. However, Chiou’s confession, which was extracted under torture, still counts as evidence in the courts and they have not investigated the death row inmate’s confession.

The 11 who were sentenced to prison have already completed their terms (except for one who died in prison) while Chiou’s case has bounced back and forth between the High Court and Supreme Court 11 times.

A villager standing on land he once owned, beneath an unfinished conveyor belt designed to transport bauxite ore from the Niyamgiri hills to the Vedanta Alumina plant, Lanjigarh, Orissa, India, June 2008. © Sanjit Das

For years, the state-owned Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and and Sterlite Industries India (Sterlite), a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Resources (Vedanta) have been proposing plans for a bauxite mine in Niyamgiri Hills.

In 2009, the Indian Minister of Environment and Forests (MoEF) gave clearance for their proposal – which led to protests among Dongria Kondh.

The Dongria Kondh living in the Niyamgiri Hills in the eastern state of Orissa, India, consider their home as sacred and depend on it for water, food, and cultural values.  The proposed project would violate their rights as an indigenous community to water, food, health, work, and their cultural values and identity – not to mention that the Indian authorities didn’t ask the community for their consent or give them any information on the project!

Luckily, in 2010, the Indian MoEF rejected the proposal after finding out that the project would violate the rights of Dongria Kondh on the hills. BUT in April 2011, OMC filed a petition before the Indian Supreme Court, challenging the MoEF decision!

The Supreme Court is supposed to make a decision soon so we have a little time to do something to protect the rights of Dongria Kondh!

Got 3 seconds?

Send a letter to the Indian MoEF to take action to protect Dongria Kondh by adding your name below! We will add your names to AI’s petition and they will send the letters to the Minister.

Got 3 minutes?

Add your name AND copy and paste this link – http://bit.ly/rojwY1 - on Facebook and Twitter to share with your friends – can you challenge yourself to get 10 friends to take action?

Congratulations to the six activists, friends in Malaysia, and everyone who took action!

But we can’t stop here – because thousands of others are still detained without trial in Malaysia under the Emergency Ordinance, and around 40 people have been charged under the Societies Act and still face prosecution for having illegal materials (like Bersih T-shirts) and they could face 5 years in prison if convicted!

So we’ve updated the letter in order to continue the pressure on the Malaysia authorities. We are still targeting 1,000 letters!

Bersih 2.0 was a rally held on 9 July in Kuala Lumpur organized by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih). Image taken from Global Bersih 2.0.

Got 3 seconds?

Please send one to the Malaysian authorities by adding your name below! We will deliver all the letters by fax (appearing with your details like below) and by email (appearing with your full name, age, and country) on or before 23 August . We’ll also mail copies to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia.

Got 3 minutes?

Add your name AND share this with your friends on Facebook/Twitter/E-mail!

What’s Bersih 2.0?

Check out this video we found on Facebook

Bersih 2.0 was a rally held on 9 July in Kuala Lumpur organized by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) as a follow up to the 2007 Bersih rally. They called for free and fair elections in Malaysia.

At least 924 people were arrested on 9 July according to the Royal Malaysian Police and more than 230 people were arrested before this date. Police beat protestors and fired teargas canisters directly into crowds and one protestor died while trying to escape the teargas.

What are Bersih 2.0  demands?

1. Clean the electoral poll
2. Reform postal ballot
3. Use of indelible ink
4. Minimum 21 days campaign period
5. Free and fair access to the media
6. Strengthen public institutions
7. Stop corruption
8. Stop dirty politics

Who are the six activists that everyone is talking about?

Socialist Party MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj and five party officers were arrested while on their way to a Bersih 2.0 event.

• They were detained because the police suspected them of ‘waging war against the King’
• They were held under the Emergency Ordinance which allows them to be detained without charge indefinitely!
• Their lawyers said the activists were blindfolded and handcuffed into a meeting room in Kuala Lumpur and only had 15 minutes with them.
• On 22 July, the High Court will hear their habeas corpus (file for release from unlawful detention)
• Young people and friends in Malaysia and all over Asia Pacific took some kind of action to call for their release, and they were finally freed on 29 July 2011!!!

Find out more about Bersih at their official website, like them on Facebook, or follow the Global Bersih 2.0 coordination centre.

More information

Anwar tells of riot squad ambush, 11 July 2011, The Age

Police fire tear gas at banned rally, 9 July 2011, BBC

Malaysia: Hundreds of Peaceful Protesters Arrested, 9 July, Amnesty International

Urge officials of the Jammu and Kashmir region to make its juvenile law consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child

Are you 16 or 17? Have you been detained without charge? Large numbers of 16-18 year olds have repeatedly suffered from the J&K juvenile justice law system, which treats boys under the age of 18 as adults.

YOU(th) helped release 14 year old Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh in February (click here to check out the full story from our friends at AI), but the detainment of many other teenage boys continues in the J&K region.

Shabnam Manzoor, mother of Murtaza Manzoor, a 17 year old detained under Public Safety Act in Kashmir since 8 February 2011. ©Amnesty International

We need YOU(th) to urge officials of the Jammu and Kashmir region to make its juvenile law consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child.

The actions taken by the police go against obligations of international law inscribed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Even though India has altered its national juvenile justice law to make it consistent with the UNCRC, the law of the J&K region has not been updated yet.

Take action now to urge the Chief Minister of J&K to recognize the need to reform the law in this area. We need your help to ensure that the Chief Minister begins to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice Act in the 2011 Monsoon session of the J&K Assembly.

Got 3 seconds?

Add your name below to urge officials of the Jammu and Kashmir region to make its juvenile law consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child.

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Here’s an opportunity for YOU(th) to be part of a global campaign to explore young people’s role in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) crisis! Investigate. Reflect.Share & show your solidarity for young people at the centre of social change in MENA!

What can YOU(th) learn from young people who played a part in the MENA crisis? How can YOU(th) take these lessons and apply it in your situation? Now is the chance to find out! Be a MENA Meet’ Facilitator and hold ‘MENA Meets’ with young people to answer up to 9 questions.

Graffiti in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. ©Maggie Osama

Amnesty International with APYN wants YOU to be a ‘MENA Meet’ Facilitator from May 28 to June 30!

What’s the issue?

The world has seen public uprisings sweep across the MENA region including in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen, demanding political, social and economic and human rights change. Beginning with the death of one young Tunisian, the role of young people has been widely recognized as significant agents of change in these events, as they demand the right to shape the future of their countries for the better and spread the message of liberty and free speech across their communities, towns, districts and over the internet to the entire world.

What’s a MENA Meet?

A MENA Meet is a chance for you and your friends to discuss what you can learn from young people’s involvement in change in MENA.

It’s easy – we will give you a facilitation kit with instructions, tips, and a list of questions. Just grab a few friends for coffee or during lunch and answer up to 9 questions. Then you can easily share your reflections through a simple and quick reporting process.

Everyone who signs up will receive a facilitation kit. And everyone who facilitates a MENA Meet and reports back to APYN will receive a certificate!

What will we do with your answers?

We will collate the key points you report back to us from conversations all around the world and make an Action Guide that we will share. The action guide will have top recommendations, lessons, strategies and tactics for the role of young people in large-scale social change, inspired by lessons from the MENA region coming out of these global dialogs.

What do YOU(th) have to do?

1. Sign up and we will send you a facilitation kit
2. Hold your MENA Meet – make sure you have on record what everyone says. You need  to hold your MENA Meet by June 30, 2011.
3. Submit your reflections and feedback through our simple and quick reporting process by July 15, 2011 – this is important so your views can be included!
4. You will receive a certificate for facilitating a MENA Meet! (But, even better – you can demonstrate your solidarity with YOU(th) in MENA region in their ongoing work to defend human rights. )