Ali is a young Belgian-Moroccan man who was tortured in 2010 into giving a “confession” that led to his 12-year incarceration. No Moroccan or international news outlet reported this outrageous story. Ali’s story like those of millions of people out there would have been forgotten, just another case of “inevitable injustice”. His children would’ve grown up thinking that their father was in jail, whether he was rightfully convicted or not. They would just know that he was convicted they could not do anything about it. This man had his feet whipped, was shocked with electricity and starved. And no one seemed to care.

That’s where Amnesty comes in. “Small” cases like this one that show a greater truth, is the kind of thing Amnesty international focuses on. They have teams of representatives that go into dangerous areas to collect primary evidence of the events. They then report on any cases of injustice or infringements of human rights.

Cases like Ali’s are just an example of the kind of tragedies and acts of injustice amnesty focuses on. Cases range from torture, the death penalty, genocide, rapes and to people whose voices aren’t heard. Amnesty backs up them up. These voices even if they seem lost and useless, Amnesty supports these people and helps.

The best part of Amnesty is that every voice matters. You can sign petitions and directly address governments and people responsible for injustice and actually make a change! Its incredible because you can be part of such a great organisation. Every time you sign a petition or tweet a head of state asking for justice you are changing someone’s life. You are contributing to making the world a more fair and just place.

It is an amazing organisation that actually makes a difference and opens people’s eyes, minds and hearts to unjust issues we often unfortunately accept and consider almost banal. There are infinite causes to fight for and every month Amnesty chooses one to mainly focus on, without disregarding or neglecting equally important causes. The school’s Amnesty team does the same. This month they are focusing on forced marriages and child brides.

Every Friday the Amnesty team organises a bake sale to raise money for the monthly cause. Make sure to check it out and donate, even the smallest contribution saves many young girls across the world. This gives them the opportunity to have an education just like you have. Had you been born in a different part of the world you could be in their shoes. There are many fights to fight and we’ll never finish fighting.

Amnesty knows this and they will always bring the light of justice to the darkest parts of the world.