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Posts Tagged ‘human rights
Amnesty International’s annual Global Write-a-thon is coming up in December and now is the time to sign up to take part. This is an easy way to do some good in the world and even if you only have time to write one letter, you can still make a difference. Follow the link below to sign up:
From Amnesty International USA:
Right now, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are gathering to determine whether a new, federal office dedicated to defending women’s human rights will become permanent.
An upcoming vote could derail our recent success in moving this process forward. Opposition groups are once again beginning to swarm – spreading misinformation about what it is the Office for Global Women’s Issues would even do!
Last month, we successfully challenged these groups and the House of Representatives sided with us. The House passed a bill that would create a permanent office in the State Department that aims to improve the economic, educational and social well-being of women around the world. This office is a key provision of the International Violence Against Women Act, legislation that you and I have been fighting for two years to pass.
We are so close we can almost read the headlines – Historic Bill Creates New Opportunities for Women Worldwide. Help us set the record straight in the Senate – women’s human rights deserve to be protected! Call on members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to defend women’s human rights.
Women around the world would benefit from the office’s mission to:
- Build economic stability and reduce poverty in countries with large gender gaps
- Advance the global fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic and other health crises, and
- Push the United States to finally take a leadership role in the fight to end violence against women and girls globally
We can make a difference in this important work, but first thing’s first. Email the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and tell them that you support an Office for Global Women’s Issues.
Above all else, this is a human rights issue. Women deserve a fair chance at creating a better life for themselves and their loved ones.
Now more than ever we need to show that we stand in their corner.
The ACLU has launched an excellent new site where they provide comprehensive information about the Bush administration’s torture program and make it easy for citizens to take action and demand accountability. Please take a moment to check out the site and do your part to help restore the rule of law today:
American Civil Liberties Union’s Accountability for Torture Project
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Call for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience in Myanmar
Please take a moment to fill out this form on the Amnesty International website and call for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi:
Call for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience in Myanmar
Tell President Obama: Keep your promise to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is a ridiculous policy. For the military to dismiss well-trained, highly qualified candidates solely on the basis of their sexual orientation is not only senseless but even worse than that, is likely to weaken our military and make us all less safe. During his campaign, President Obama repeatedly expressed his support for repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” but now that he’s in office, he’s declining to intervene in the dismissal of any of the military members with cases currently pending. We can’t allow this failed policy to claim any more good military service members as casualties – speak out and let President Obama know that we expect him to honor his promise and do the right thing.
