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The Congress voted to "stop the clock"
on the Colombia FTA. As long as trade leaders are killed with impunity
and there is "so far to go" on human rights, LAWG will
oppose the agreement. Meanwhile, 63 members of Congress have sent
a letter to President Uribe about the recent wave of violence and
threats against human rights defenders.
Click here to
learn more
Click here to
read the congressional letter to Uribe (pdf)
Read our memo to Congress
on human rights in Colombia
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The first installment of the $1.4
billion Merida Initiative has been included as part of the President’s
Iraq emergency supplemental appropriations request which will likely
come before Congress in the coming weeks. We urge members of Congress
to demilitarize the Merida Initiative and instead direct resources
towards long-term solutions that promote human rights.
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here to TakeACTION!
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here to learn more
Click
here for talking points on the Merida Initiative
The Forgotten Border: Migration
& Human Rights at Mexico's Southern Border
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Over 150 people came to DC for Cuba Consultation
2008! Participants received updates on topics ranging from what’s
going on inside Cuba, the current state of cultural exchange with
the island, and how to encourage travel in their communities. Consultation
participants brainstormed possible collective actions toward ending
the embargo. See the documents below for how to encourage travel
in your community. See the day's
agenda and the speakers' biographies.
Licensed
Travel to Cuba
How to travel on a general
license; how to apply for a religious
license
House
and Senate Letter
to Sec. of State Rice
House
and Senate
travel legislation (2007)
Presidential
Scorecard; Candidate
Factsheets
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