Witness for Peace : Action Alerts

Action Alerts

We stand in solidarity with our neighbors in Latin America by boldly taking action to change U.S. policies and corporate practices. Thank you for standing up for peace and justice by responding to the action alerts below.

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Take action to protect human rights defenders in Honduras/Tome acción para proteger a l@s defensores de DDHH en Honduras

It takes incredible courage to defend human rights in Honduras. Contact the Senate and U.S. Embassy in Honduras! Tell them that defending human rights is not a crime./Se necesita un valor increíble para defender los derechos humanos en Honduras. Póngase en contacto con el Senado y la Embajada de EE.UU. en Honduras! Dígales que la defensa de los derechos humanos no es un crimen.

U.S. Embassy: Honduran Security Forces Must Respect Indigenous Rights./Embajada de los EEUU: Las Fuerzas de Seguridad de Honduras Deben de Respetar los Derechos Indigenas.

Indigenous rights are human rights: the U.S. cannot be complacent./Los derechos indigenas son derechos humanos: los EEUU no pueden ser complacientes.

Congress: Fumigation wrecks livelihoods. It's time for a different strategy.

Fumigation has destroyed the livelihoods of many in Colombia, including, recently, the Association of Women Pineapple Growers in Putumayo. Take action to tell the House Appropriations Committee that this way of waging the War on Drugs is unjust and ineffective!

Protect a Colombian priest under threat and support his human rights work

Take action to protect Fr. Alberto, a Colombian priest and a leading human rights defender in a country at war. He is being targeted for his work supporting peace communities under threat, human rights victims and peacemakers.

Cuba is Not a Sponsor of Terrorism; Take Cuba Off the List

Remove Cuba from the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism now. Any rationale for keeping Cuba on this list has long-since disappeared.

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