Good news! Paul Rusesabagina is coming home!

Hotel Rwanda hero, Paul Rusesabagina

You did it! Dealing with issues of genocide doesn’t always offer up a lot of good news but today is different. After spending 939 days in a Rwandan prison, Paul Rusesabagina was released and will be headed home soon. Our supporters signed thousands of petitions and letters to Congress on Rusesabagina’s behalf. Rusesabagina is a Rwandan humanitarian and former hotel …

Rihanna: Call out Bayco for supporting genocide

Rihanna

Did you know your ruby ring paid for crimes against humanity? Last Sunday, the world was riveted by Rihanna’s breathtaking Superbowl halftime show. One item from her attire that evening that caught our attention is her Bayco Jewels ring that featured a large Burmese ruby. For decades, Myanmar’s military has committed numerous war crimes against ethnic minority communities as it …

Will you help us help the Uyghurs?

Uyghurs

Alyson and I work hard to develop the actions to help your voice be heard. Whether it’s lobbying Congress or pressuring companies, we are committed to helping you take effective action. After all, it was thanks in part to your continual lobbying that Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. But we can’t help end the genocide of the Uyghurs …

USW Condemns Human Rights Violations in Auto Supply Chain

From our friends at the United Steelworkers union. Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, 412-562-2444, jkamm@usw.org  United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway released the following statement today in response to a Sheffield Hallam University report detailing the Chinese government’s systematic abuse of Uyghurs and other minorities and the widespread impact this forced labor has on automotive supply chains: “Today’s report documents not only the human …

Memorial for the Fallen

for activists murdered by the Myanmar military

Join us on the evening of September 22nd at 8.30pm US EST and the morning of September 23rd at 7am Yangon (Burma), to memorialize activists and political figures targeted by the Myanmar junta. Two months after their brutal killing, we will gather on Zoom to celebrate the lives of prominent democracy leader Ko Jimmy and hip-hop star- turned MP, Phyo …

It’s been 18 months since the #militarycoup in Burma

#militarycoup

A year and a half after the #militarycoup and things just get more brutal in Myanmar On February 1, 2021, the military seized control of Myanmar and threw out the democratically elected government. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), 2,145 peaceful protesters have been killed by the junta. Another 14,962 have been arrested. Last week, the military …

We are making progress but need your help to do more

congress can end genocide

As of today, we are almost half a million people strong. Thanks to your hard work, we made real progress for Paul Rusesabagina, the Uyghurs, and the Burmese people. Here are some highlights of what you have accomplished: For the Burmese people: You took more than 1.7 million actions in solidarity with their struggle against the Myanmar military. That led to the passage of …