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Take Action

  • Stop Blood Diamonds: Ask Befor You Buy

    Tell Kimberley Process participants that they need to take action to end the smuggling of blood diamonds and to stop the human rights abuses at the Marange diamond fields.

  • US: Take Action to Stop Violence Against Women

    Ask your senator and representative to co-sponsor the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA), a major step in the effort to end violence against women and girls across the globe.

  • Ratify Child Soldier's Treaty

    Help us achieve universal ratification of the child soldiers treaty by writing the ambassadors for key countries. Ask that their governments help end the use of child soldiers and act quickly to ratify the treaty.

  • US: Ban Landmines

    Tell President Obama that you support the landmine ban and want to see the United States join the Mine Ban Treaty without delay.

  • US: Join Global Women's Rights Treaty

    It’s urgent that you tell your senators that women should not have to wait any longer for ratification and that now is the time for the Senate to move forward on the single most important treaty for women’s rights around the globe.

  • Reform the International Olympic Committee

    The International Olympic Committee is currently not equipped to deal with human rights violations committed by host countries. Please support the creation of an IOC standing committee on human rights, to help set and apply human rights standards for potential Olympic hosts.