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Template letters ready to copy, petitions to sign, and direct links to reach your elected representatives - wherever you live.

Template Letters

Copy, personalise the bracketed fields, and send. Each letter is addressed to the relevant body for your country.

Letter to US Congress (House or Senate) Click to expand
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS]
[DATE]

[REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR NAME]
[OFFICE ADDRESS]

Dear [Representative/Senator] [LAST NAME],

I am writing as your constituent to urge your attention to the ongoing persecution of the Hazara people of Afghanistan.

Hazaras have faced systematic targeting for decades - ethnic and sectarian violence, land confiscations, and exclusion from public life. Under Taliban rule since 2021, conditions have significantly worsened. Targeted killings, displacement, and denial of education and employment have been widely documented by human rights organizations and UN agencies.

I urge you to support legislative efforts that recognize the severity of the situation facing Hazara Afghans and to advocate for robust, fair processing of Afghan Hazara refugee and asylum applications in the United States. These are individuals fleeing documented persecution, not economic circumstance.

Thank you for your time. I would welcome a response on your position regarding Afghan refugee protections.

Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR DISTRICT]
Letter to UK Parliament (MP) Click to expand
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS]
[DATE]

[MP NAME]
House of Commons
London, SW1A 0AA

Dear [Mr./Ms./Dr.] [LAST NAME],

I am writing as your constituent to ask that you raise the issue of Hazara persecution in Afghanistan in Parliament.

The Hazara people have faced targeted violence, ethnic discrimination, and systematic exclusion for generations. Since the Taliban reasserted control in 2021, documented abuses have included extrajudicial killings of Hazara individuals, forced displacement, and denial of access to education and work. The UN and multiple credible human rights organizations have recorded these patterns in detail.

I ask that you support parliamentary discussions and government policy that treat Afghan Hazara refugees with the urgency their situation warrants, and that the UK government use its diplomatic standing to press for accountability.

This is a community that has faced persecution across generations. Their claims for protection deserve to be heard and processed fairly and promptly.

Thank you for reading this.

Yours sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR CONSTITUENCY]
Letter to Australian Parliament (MP or Senator) Click to expand
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS]
[DATE]

[MP/SENATOR NAME]
[OFFICE ADDRESS]

Dear [Mr./Ms./Dr.] [LAST NAME],

I am writing as your constituent to raise the situation of Hazara Afghans and to ask for your support.

Australia has a direct stake in this issue. There is already a substantial Hazara community here, many of whom arrived as refugees fleeing documented persecution. Since 2021, the Taliban's return to power has intensified the risks facing those who remain. Targeted killings, systematic discrimination, and denial of basic rights have been reported by the UN and independent human rights bodies.

I ask that you advocate within Parliament for fair and timely processing of Afghan Hazara protection claims, and that Australia continue to recognize the Hazara people as a group facing serious and documented persecution - not a generic population fleeing instability.

These are people with families here, with community ties here, and with legitimate claims to protection. I would be grateful to know your position on this.

Yours sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR ELECTORATE]

Active Petitions

Stop the Genocide of Hazaras in Jaghori, Malistan, Urozgan Change.org - approximately 32,000 signatures
Recognition of Hazara Genocide of the 1890s Change.org - UN acknowledgment of the 1890s genocide under Abdur Rahman Khan
Stop Hazara Genocide in Pakistan Change.org - Amnesty International Germany

Find Your Representative

United States - House of Representatives house.gov - Find your Representative by zip code
United States - Senate senate.gov - Contact your Senators directly
United Kingdom parliament.uk - Find your MP by postcode
Australia aph.gov.au - Contact Senators and Members of Parliament
Canada ourcommons.ca - Find and contact your Member of Parliament

Advocacy Organizations

Australian Hazara Advocacy Network Australian-based advocacy organization with active parliamentary engagement and secretariat to the Parliamentary Friends of the Hazaras group.
World Hazara Council International non-partisan organization representing Hazara communities globally, with active campaigns on refugee status and genocide recognition.
International Rescue Committee - Afghanistan IRC's Afghanistan program page covering humanitarian response, displacement, and resettlement support for Afghans including the Hazara community.