Bilingual Newsletter
| August 2005 |
End Violence Against Women in the United States
Every day in the United States, an average of four women are murdered by
their husbands or boyfriends. One in three Latina women, 18 to 50 years
of age, reported incidents of sexual abuse*.
We can stop these tragedies–but we urgently need your help. Join hundreds
of thousands of women and men across the country in making sure that the
Violence Against Women Act is reauthorized by Congress before it expires
in September.
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involved. »
Dan
Esparza: Working for a World Without Violence
This month we feature an interview with Dan Esparza, who has over 8-years
of experience in the rape crisis field. Dan is currently a spokesperson
for Amnesty International USA’s 700 women campaign that is pushing
for the full reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
Read
the interview. »
The Rights of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Time to make the rights of indigenous peoples a reality. Despite some progress
over the last decade, indigenous peoples around the world continue to live
in hardship and danger due to the failure of states to uphold their fundamental
human rights.
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action. »
Latest News
United Kingdom:
New security measures are a serious attack on human rights
Mexico:
A call for truth and justice in the Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua murders
USA/Jordan/Yemen:
Torture and secret detention in the 'war
on terror'
Belarus:
Prisoner of conscience Professor Yury Bandazhevsky freed Good
News!
Take Action!
- Participate in Amnesty's summer postcard
action
- Call for an
Independent Commission to investigate detainee abuse
- More
actions
Events
September and October: Concert
Tabling.
Demand justice for women in the Mexican cities of Cd. Juárez and
Chihuahua. Volunteer with Amnesty International USA to gather signatures
at a concert of the Grammy award-winning Mexican rock band Jaguares.
Get involved | More events. »
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"I change myself, I change the world." -Gloria Anzaldúa, Chicana lesbian-feminist, poet, writer, and cultural theorist |
* Romero et. al. 1999, The prevalence and circumstance of child sexual abuse among Latina women.