The Urgent Action Network


Writing an Appeal


Sending Copies of Letters
  • The President
  • The Minister of Justice
Copies to
  • The Police Chief
  • The Prison Doctor (if health concern)
  • The Bar Association (if legal concern)
  • A newspaper
  • The Embassy in Washington DC
It is not expected that each UA participant send copies of letters to every address listed, but rather that you choose one or more. As with the government addresses, the 'copy' addresses are not listed in order of priority, so if you do not send appeals to all, pick some at random. Sending copies to the media may spark their own investigations as well as beneficial publicity for the prisoners. Never send the Urgent Action appeal itself to any official or address in the country concerned.
The correct procedure to follow in copying appeals is to simply type (or write) "cc:" at the end of your letter and list the names of the people and/or organizations to whom you will be sending copies. You can copy the original letter and send copies to those indicated.