since we first reported to you last april about amnesty's landmark study, mze of injustice, which exposed the u.s. government's failure to protect indigenous women from epidemic rates of sexual violence, i'm happy to report that we've put this critical human rights issue on congress's agenda!!!following the release of amnesty's report, congress has held hearings and is considering several bills that would significantly increase funding to help native american and alaska native survivors of sexual violence...but with critical budget decisions for 2008 expected imminently, we urgently need your help...
please write your representative and senators to demand that congress fully fund the violence against women act (vawa), and especially the tribal title (title ix), which specifically seeks to address epidemic rates of sexual violence against indigenous women...
full funding of vawa and title ix will allow us to begin to reverse these shocking statistics:
- native american and alaska native women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than other women in the u.s.
- more than 1 in 3 native american or alaska native women will be raped at some point in their lifetime.
time is running out...please take a moment right now to voice your strong opposition to these egregious human rights violations being committed right here at home...we must ensure the u.s. government fulfills its legal responsibility to protect and defend the rights of native american and alaska native women against these rampant acts of sexual violence...
i thank you for taking action today, and helping reverse a history of widespread and egregious human rights violations against indigenous women in the united states...
p.s. got 3 minutes? watch our slide show to learn more about violence against native american and alaska native women and what you can do to stop it...
peace out <3
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