Stand by Colombia's Victims of Violence

Join Us in Building a Movement that Stands by Colombia's Victims of Violence

by Travis Wheeler and Lisa Haugaard on June 23, 2008
Victims and human rights defenders became the targets of a severe wave of threats and violence earlier this year after organizing a peaceful march to call attention to the plight of victims and denounce violence by all actors in Colombia.
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Tell Your Representatives and Senators to Stand by Colombia's Victims of Violence

by Travis Wheeler and Lisa Haugaard on June 12, 2008
Last year the Congress made many positive changes in U.S. policy towards Colombia—changes that couldn't have been made without committed activists like you picking up the phone, demanding your voice be heard. With the foreign aid subcommittees in the House and Senate set to "markup" their respective bills in mid-July, it's time to call your representative and senators and urge them to stand by Colombia's victims of violence.
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Senate Sends Secretary Rice Letter on Civilian Killings by Colombian Army

by Travis Wheeler and Lisa Haugaard on March 13, 2008

At the end of last month, Senators Dodd (D-CT) and Feingold (D-WI) sent a “dear colleague” letter to Secretary of State Rice expressing concern over the increase in civilian killings by the Colombian Army in recent years. Click here to read the letter and here to see if your senators signed it. Many thanks to everyone who called in and wrote emails to their senators—sending a strong human rights message to Secretary Rice would not have been possible without our collective efforts!

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Clock Stopped on FTA; So Far to Go on Human Rights in Colombia

by Travis Wheeler and Lisa Haugaard on April 18, 2008
Last week, the full House of Representatives approved a resolution to remove “fast track” language from the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement by a vote of 224 to 195. See how your representative voted. Thank your member of Congress if they voted to “stop the clock” on the trade pact. If they voted no, let them know your concerns about the Colombia FTA.
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Ask Your Senators to Sign Letter on Civilian Killings by the Colombian Army

by Travis Wheeler and Lisa Haugaard on February 07, 2008
Call your senators today! Senators Dodd and Feingold are currently circulating a “dear colleague” letter to Secretary of State Rice expressing concern over the alarming increase in killings by the Colombian army. Click here to read the letter.
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Encourage Your Rep. to Sign Letter Condemning Recent Wave of Threats and Killings in Colombia

by Travis Wheeler and Lisa Haugaard on March 27, 2008
Call your member of Congress today! Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) are circulating a “dear colleague” letter to President Uribe over the recent wave of threats against, and targeted killings of, human rights defenders, trade unionists, and others in Colombia.
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Positive New Direction in Aid to Colombia Signed Into Law

by Travis Wheeler and Lisa Haugaard on January 04, 2008

Many of the changes in aid to Colombia that you contacted your members of Congress about in 2007 became law when the president signed the all-rolled-into-one spending bill on December 26. While still very far from the perfect world we dream about, the law makes some positive changes in U.S. aid and policy towards Colombia.

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