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U.S. Leadership Needed at United Nations Human Rights Council

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Appeal for Clemency for Death-Row Inmates

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Promote Human Rights by Stopping All Arrangements with Sri Lanka's Cricket Team

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Sri Lanka's Black July and Killing Fields: Where is Justice?

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Bring Justice to Sri Lanka's Killing Fields

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Stay true to Social Responsibility!

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Please ensure that the UN report on Sri Lanka is made public!

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Ask your Representatives to Cosponsor Resolution for Justice!

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Help flood victims in Sri Lanka

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Plea for Investigation into Sri Lanka's War Crimes

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Support an independent inquiry into Sri Lanka’s war crimes

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Investigate War Crimes in Sri Lanka

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Thank Congress for Calling for a War Crimes Inquiry!

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Honor Dead Civilians: Investigate Sri Lanka's War Crimes

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Tamil Refugees Suffer in Prison-like Conditions

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Question Sri Lanka's Commander on War Crimes

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Thanks for holding Sri Lanka accountable!

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Sri Lanka Is Still Dangerous For Tamils; Do Not Repatriate Refugees!

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Ban Ki-Moon Must Institute War Crimes Panel Despite Sri Lanka's Objections

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Investigate War Crimes in Sri Lanka

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Release Detained Human Rights Activists

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Help Tamil Refugees in Indonesia Reach Safety

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Implement Targeted Economic Sanctions Against Guilty Sri Lankan Officials

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Address the Needs of Sri Lanka's IDPs

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Deny Sri Lankan GSP+ Status

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Tell Japan that the War's End Did Not Bring Peace to Sri Lanka

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Gratitude for your Honest Portrayal of Sri Lanka

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Support Resolution to Ensure Safety of Tamil Civilians

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Send Refugees Home Before Rainy Season Begins

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SRI LANKA: Human Rights Crisis Continues, not 'Business as Usual'

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SRI LANKA: Silenced voices, silenced suffering

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Do Not Fund Genocide: Stop the Passage of Sri Lanka's IMF Loan

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On World Refugee Day, ask the UN to provide aid, rights to refugees

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Urge Japan to gain full access for aid agencies into IDP camps

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Urge International Community to Recognize Genocide Against Tamils

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Hold Sri Lanka Accountable for Genocide

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Urge International Community to Protect Heroic Doctors

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Ask Congress to Apply Sanctions to Sri Lanka

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Ask the UN to Apply Sanctions to Sri Lanka

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Ask the UN to Heed Civilians' Plea for Immediate Help

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Ask Congress to Heed Civilians' Plea for Immediate Help

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Ask Congress to Sanction Sri Lanka

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Ask the UN to Sanction Sri Lanka

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Urge the UN to Invoke the Responsibility to Protect for Tamils in Sri Lanka

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Ask journalists to cover Sri Lanka's genocide

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An Investment in Genocide: China Must Stop Supporting the Sri Lankan Government's Campaign of Terror

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Urge the IMF not to fund Sri Lanka's genocidal war

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Ask Congress to call for an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka

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Ask Congress to Support Tamil Women

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Ask the State Department and Ambassador Blake to Stop Plans to Support Ethnic Cleansing of Tamils

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Ask Congress to Stop Sri Lanka's War Against Civilians

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Pledge a Meal for Tamils Under Attack in Sri Lanka
Tell Congress we are STARVING FOR PEACE

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Please submit this form to make your pledge. We will receive your information and subtract your meal from the meals remaining.

If you would like to sacrifice multiple meals, we ask you to do so over different days so your Congressional offices receive a steady stream of letters.

We deeply appreciate your help and support!

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Urge the State Department to to stop genocide

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Urge the UN to investigate war crimes in Sri Lanka

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Urge President Obama & Congress to bring change to Sri Lanka

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Ask State Department to Investigate Abduction

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Make Sri Lanka a Priority on the Obama Administration's Agenda

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Ask the EU to stop supporting Asia's next genocide

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Urge the UN to provide aid, safety to refugees

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Urge the ICRC to speak out about Sri Lanka's escalating violence

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Urge the European Union to deny Sri Lanka GSP+ trade status due to human rights, humanitarian crisis

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Urge Congress to address Sri Lanka's crisis

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Urge the UN to take action on Sri Lanka

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Urge Congress to enable aid workers to return to northern areas

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Urge Congress to prevent 'bloodbath' of thousands of refugees

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Urge Congress to help thousands of refugees fleeing war

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Urge Congress to stop attacks on children in Sri Lanka

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Urge Congress to stop the suffering in Sri Lanka

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Ask Congress to end impunity for massacres in Sri Lanka

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Ask Congress to remember the victims of massacres in Sri Lanka

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Urge Congress to stop attacks on children in Sri Lanka

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Urge Congress to stop killings of civilians in Sri Lanka

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Urge Congress to commemorate the violence of Black July

At the left, a young Tamil boy is brutally victimized by Sinhala gangs during the 1983 anti-Tamil attacks.

This year is the 25th anniversary of Black July. Honor the victims and support the survivors by urging Congress to pass a resolution to commemorate Black July.

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Urge Congress to help secure justice for mothers in Sri Lanka

At the left, a young girl protests the brutal rape and murder of Murugesapillai Koneswary, mother of four.

Support her and support mothers in Sri Lanka by filling out your information below, and then click "Send E-mail" to ask Congress to help women in Sri Lanka!

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Urge Congress to help stop the killings of journalists and human rights workers

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Ask Congress to help stop 'disappearances' of youth in Sri Lanka

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Ask Congress to stop funding attacks on civilians in Sri Lanka

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Ask Congress to bring international human rights monitors to Sri Lanka

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Alert Congress to political assassinations, 'disappearances' in Sri Lanka

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Alert Congress to indiscriminate aerial bombings by the Sri Lankan government against civilians

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SRI LANKA: APRC proposal reflects 60 years of failed democracy

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Government's Ceasefire Abrogation Intensifies Civilian Suffering

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On February 2nd, eight Americans began a fast, renouncing all food in support of civilians under attack in Sri Lanka. Every meal they sacrifice represents 30 refugees trapped in the ravaged regions of Sri Lanka, and they will not stop until the more than 300,000 Tamil civilians who are under constant artillery and aerial onslaught are represented.
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