Weekly Justice Highlights

Empowering Women: A 16-year-old Kenyan walking home from her grandfather's funeral was ambushed by six men who took turns raping her and then threw her unconscious body down a 6-meter toilet pit.  Urge the Inspector General of Police to hold her rapists accountable. (International Action is available)

Human Trafficking:  Humanity United, in partnership with a dozen anti-trafficking organizations, launched a new website examining corporations and their practices as a result of a California law on human trafficking.  

In the Spirit of St. Vincent: Urge Congress to oppose cuts to lifesaving foreign assistance programs.  Additionally, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) are currently being debated in the Farm Bill 2013 conference committee.  Individuals are invited to contact Senator Debbie Stabenow and Senator Thad Cochran (1.202.224.3121) urging them to oppose any SNAP changes that would cap or reduce funding, restrict eligibility, reduce benefits or make harmful structural changes.  

Care of Earth:  Urge U.S. Senators and Representatives to support the Production Tax Credit for renewable energy that would protect American wind installation and manufacturing jobs, keep the U.S. competitive in the worldwide clean energy market, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and prevent air and water pollution from coal and natural gas.  

Immigration:  Individuals are invited to read and sign on to a letter opposing harmful guest worker legislation, HR 1773 by clicking here.  

U.S. citizens may also urge President Obama to stop the immigrant imprisonment quota as outlined in his FY 2015 budget.    

Challenging Unjust Structures:  Urge President Obama to create an executive order prohibiting tax deductions when companies settle with the government for wrongdoing.   

Urge President Obama NOT to partner with Burma's military unless they stop abusing human rights, especially those of Ethnic minorities.  This message is wrong and President Obama must be told this.

Urge the Environmental Protection Agency to limit carbon pollution that causes unpredictable weather and health related issues from power plants.