From the Amnesty International USA website, http://www.amnestyusa.org/, under the “What You Can Do Section”, “Online Action Center,” are a list of various human rights issues and the online actions you can take about them, http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.2590179/siteapps/advocacy/ActionCenter.aspx:
Congress recently introduced the End Racial Profiling Act of 2007 (ERPA) (H.R. 4611, S. 2481), a bill that would prohibit the use of racial profiling by federal, state, local and tribal Indian law enforcement. Ask your Senators and Representative to co-sponsor and pass this legislation (or thank them for supporting the bill if they are already co-sponsors).
Take action today to call on the Security Council to condemn Sudan’s refusal to arrest and surrender Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb to the ICC for trial.
International Migrants Day is an occasion to celebrate the contributions made by millions of migrants around the world, and to promote and protect the rights of migrant workers and their families. Show your support for fair treatment of all migrants.
We strongly condemn the assassination of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and need your help to ask President Bush to publicly call on General Pervez Musharraf to immediately restore the constitution and rule of law, and reinstate the independent judiciary. The situation in Pakistan has been deteriorating steadily.
Children seeking protection from persecution are detained in large numbers in the United States. Ask the U.S. government to treat unaccompanied children fairly.
German national Khaled el-Masri was detained and mistreated in 2003 and 2004, during which time he was taken into custody by Macedonian authorities. Call on the government of Macedonia to cease cooperation with the United State’s illegal rendition program and to order an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into Mr. el-Masri’s arrest and abusive treatment while in detention.
On January 22-23, 2007 two gay men were reportedly beaten, kicked and verbally abused by neighbors and then were arbitrarily detained by the police, and taken to Banda Raya police post, where they were subjected to further sexual abuse and other forms of torture and ill-treatment. Amnesty International is concerned that these men were targeted solely because of their sexual orientation and homophobia remains a persistent problem in the police establishment.
Greece has been a transit and destination country for trafficked persons since the early 1990s and has seen a continuous increase in the number of women and girls trafficked and forced into prostitution. The women mainly come from Eastern Europe and Africa. They often believe they are being brought to Greece to make a living but rarely know that they will be forced to work in the sex industry.
Sanjiv Kumar Karna, a 24-year-old student in Janakpur was picnicking with a group of friends when he and ten others were arrested by a group of joint security force personnel. They were reportedly brutally beaten before being interrogated.
To ensure the speedy and full deployment of a hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force (UNAMID) in Darfur, Khartoum must hear from key economic interests, including the oil companies that they depend on for revenue. Urge 10 of the top investors in Sudan’s oil industry to take a stand for the people of Darfur.
On September 16, at least 17 Iraqis were killed after personnel of Blackwater Worldwide, a contractor of the U.S. State Department, reportedly shot several rounds from their armored vehicles in Baghdad. This is neither the first time nor an isolated incident of Blackwater personnel using lethal force against Iraqi civilians. Call on Blackwater to take their human rights responsibilities seriously.
Amnesty International recently published a report expressing concern regarding the Burundian authorities’ failure to adequately address the problem of sexual violence against women. Take action now and urge Burundian authorities to prevent and investigate rape, and provide justice to the victims.
Indigenous women suffer disproportionately high levels of rape and sexual violence. Yet, there is a lack of accessible medical and response services for survivors. Urge the Indian Health Service (IHS) to prioritize clear programs and protocols for treating victims of sexual violence.
The International Violence Against Women Act will be introduced in the Senate this week. Please ask your Senator to co-sponsor the The International Violence Against Women Act.
The Guatemalan government is opposing the release of past military files which could contain essential information about war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the internal armed conflict (1960-1996). These military documents have been requested by the prosecution in the context of the judicial cases against former president General José Efraín Ríos Montt and other high-ranking officials.
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