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SEND A LETTER URGING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO HELP IRAQI REFUGEES

As President Obama works to stabilize Iraq, he must be sure to comprehensively address the Iraqi refugee crisis. Five million Iraqis have been uprooted by conflict, forced to leave everything behind. They are running out of resources with little opportunity for employment; access to food, heath care, education and other essential services is extremely limited. The conditions for Iraqis to return home safely do not exist, and millions of Iraqi refugees are unlikely and unwilling to return to Iraq in the foreseeable future.

The U.S. administration must lead international efforts to meet the long-term needs of displaced Iraqis. Failure to assist Iraqis will have dramatic impacts on security inside Iraq.

 

 

HELP PASS THE INTERNATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

Urge your Congressional representative to co-sponsor the International Violence Against Women Act when it is introduced in the 111th Congress. The International Violence Against Women Act, would significantly expand efforts worldwide to end violence against women and girls.

We know that at least one out of every three women globally will be beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime, with rates reaching 70 percent in some countries. Millions of women and girls experience violence every day including rape, domestic violence, acid burning, dowry deaths, honor killings, human trafficking, female genital cutting and other harmful practices.

For the first time, through the International Violence Against Women Act, the United States has an opportunity to raise this issue in its diplomatic work and have an impact on the suffering of millions of women around the world.

 

 

INCREASE US EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE STATELESSNESS

Tell your Member of Congress to take action to address the serious human rights problem of statelessness. Currently, 11 million people are without an effective nationality and are denied the fundamental right to belong to a state and enjoy its protection. They are excluded from full participation in society, and are often subject to social and political discrimination. Stateless people encounter severe hardships, such as the inability to obtain lawful employment, to own property, to travel or even to legally marry. Stateless individuals are also at particular risk of criminal attacks and trafficking. Stateless children in particular face lifelong hardships due to their inability to access public education and health care.

It is time for the United States to exercise leadership in addressing the global problem of statelessness. Tell your Member of Congress to support HR 6520.