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Global Exchange Action Center

Global Exchange's action centre provides you the means to take action on a number of issues. Make a call. Send a letter. Send a fax. Let your voice be heard.

http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/actions.html

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Help Protect Enawene Nawe Land in Brazil

The Enawene Nawe live in an area of savannah and tropical rainforest in Mato Grosso state, western Brazil. Although most of their land was officially reconised in 1996, a crucial area called the Rio Preto, where the Indians gather each year to trap and smoke fish, was left out. The area is being heavily invaded by ranchers, and in a further blow the Mato Grosso state government has announced it will build a vast complex of hydroelectric dams upriver of the Enawene Nawe's land. You can help the Enawene Nawe by joining survival international in their letter writing campaign.

http://www.survival-international.org/actnow/letters/enawenenawe

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Help the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and Support Freedom in Burma

Forced labour and constant breaches of human rights are typical of the Burmese military in their quest to maintain power and oppress the democracy movement in Burma. This AidWatch petition calls on the Australian Government to pressure the Burmese regime to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners in Burma and stop engaging with the regime. (AidWatch, 5 May 2006)

http://www.aidwatch.org.au/e-petition.html

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Human Rights in China: Take Action

The recent crackdown on activists in China may be seen as the government's attempt to control public discontent over official scandals such as environmental degradation, corruption and land grabs. By writing a letter or signing the "Fill the Square" petition today, you can take action to support human rights in China.

http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/article?revision%5fid=27775&item%5fid=1613

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Hunger Free: Force governments to deliver on their commitment to halve world hunger by 2015.

854 million people are hungry in the world right now.. Every day, almost 16,000 children die of hunger-related causes -- one child every five seconds. Yet there is enough food in the world to feed everybody. Hunger is not caused by nature, it's a political choice!YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

http://www.hungerfreeplanet.org/

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HungerFree

HungerFREE is a global campaign that will force governments to deliver on their commitment to halve world hunger by 2015 (ActionAid International).

http://www.actionaid.org/main.aspx?PageID=677

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India: The Demand for Sex Trafficking: Holding Commercial Sex Buyers Accountable

The Indian Government must adopt strong measures to end trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, including Section 5C of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Amendment (ITPA) Bill 2006, which would penalize buyers of prostituted sex. (Women's Action, May 2008)

http://www.equalitynow.org/english/actions/action_3001_en.html

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Irrepressible.Info

Irrepressible Adj. 1) Impossible to repress or control. Chat rooms monitored. Blogs deleted. Websites blocked. Search engines restricted. People imprisoned for simply posting and sharing information. The Internet is a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. Governments - with the help of some of the biggest IT companies in the world - are cracking down on freedom of expression. Amnesty International, with the support of The Observer, is launching a campaign to show that online or offline the human voice and human rights are impossible to repress.

http://irrepressible.info/

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Join the Clean Clothes Campaign Urgent Action Network!

The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) is an international campaign, focused on improving working conditions in the global garment and sportswear industries. By joining the CCC Urgent Action Network you will receive urgent appeals by e-mail. Through these appeals you will get updates on cases the CCC is working on and suggestions for specific actions you can take on these cases.

http://www.cleanclothes.org/action/index.htm

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Justice for Victims of Agent Orange

Even though the Vietnam War ended 30 years ago, the US's saturation chemical bombing is still wreaking havoc on millions, including the newly born, making them third-generation victims. Nobody knows when the congenital deformities, one of many horrific health consequences of the toxic chemicals, will end. Sign this international online petition in solidarity with all the Agent Orange victims in Vietnam. Launched in 2004, more than 600,000 signatures have already been collected. (Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin)

http://www.greenleft.org.au/agent_orange.htm

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Light a Torch for Human Rights in China

Join the global campaign to call on China to improve its record on human rights by adding a banner to your Web site.

http://hrw.org/campaigns/china/beijing08/torch.htm

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Make Some Noise for Darfur: Amnesty International Campaign

Add your name to the list and sign the global petition now! The Sudanese government has failed to abide by most resolutions of the AU and UN, including UN Security Council resolution 1706 (2006). It is currently stalling the full deployment of a joint UN-AU peacekeeping force. NO MORE EXCUSES! PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF DARFUR NOW! (Amnesty International).

http://www.amnesty.org/noise/language.html

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Mexico: Defend the rights of protestors and detainees

Demonstrations in Oaxaca began in May, when teachers went on strike and occupied the city centre to demand improved pay and working conditions. The protestors occupied official buildings and media outlets, blocking roads with barricades. As the protest spread to other parts of the city, in late 2006 state security forces used excessive force in attempts to evict the protesters. Several people were killed, and many of the hundreds of detainees were tortured. Express your cncern to the Mexican government.

http://www.amnesty.ca/take_action/actions/mexico_protestors_detainees.php

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Mining activists need your help

In recent months, several members of the Peruvian organization GRUFIDES, including its president, Father Marco Arana, and its executive director, Dr. Mirtha Vasquez Chuquilin, have been targeted with death threats, defamation, and surveillance at home and at work. GRUFIDES (El Grupo de Formacion e Intervencion para el Desarrollo Sostenible) is a human rights and environmental organization that works with communities impacted by mining in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru - home to Newmont Mining's massive Yanacocha mine. There is strong opposition to the mine's expansion. Residents have held several large protests to voice their concerns about the mine's impact on the environment and local water resources. (No Dirty Gold, February 2007)

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/earthworks/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=6822&t=nodirtygold_sansleft.dwt

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Nepal: Massive disappearances / impunity

AHRC, 14 October 2004. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that in Nepal the situation is under extreme conditions where loss of life is the rule of the day. A large number of cases have been reported on disappearances. People - women, men and children are reported to be disappearing within the country, especially from the villages and places outside Katmandu, the capital city. Use the resources on this webpage to express your concern about this case.

http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2004/828

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Nepal: Petition to urge His Majesty's Government of Nepal and the opposing Maoist groups to STOP disappearances in Nepal

The Asian Human Rights Commission, an independent regional human rights organization based in Hong Kong, requests you to sign this on line petition to urge His Majesty's Government of Nepal and other groups, including the opposing Maoist groups, to put an immediate end to disappearances and arbitrary killings in Nepal.

http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/nepal/

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Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi Needs Your Help

In an ominous action, Iran has outlawed the Center for the Defense of Human Rights - an organization co-founded by Dr. Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Laureate and a hero for her work on rights for women and children. Iran has declared the organization illegal, claiming it did not have a proper permit, and is threatening to arrest Dr. Ebadi and the center staff for continuing their work on behalf of women and children. Please join feminists and human rights activists worldwide to support Shirin Ebadi and her work. Urge the United Nations to support Shirin Ebadi and the Iranian government to declare legal the Center for the Defense of Human Rights.

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/feministmajority/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5024&t=template2.dwt

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Overcoming the obstacles: Human rights activists in Guatemala and Honduras

Reports of killings, death threats, harassment and intimidation of human rights activists continue to be commonplace in Guatemala and Honduras.Take action! Make a difference in Guatemala and Honduras. Write to the Presidents to demand that human rights activists can work safely and freely (Amnesty International).

http://web.amnesty.org/pages/hrd-080807-action-eng

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Play Fair 2008

An international campaign taking place in the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games to push for respect for workers' rights in China and the global sporting goods industry.

http://www.playfair.org

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Pres. Bush: Close Guantanamo Prison

Nearly 400 men are trapped in the prison at Guantanamo without charge or trial. This prison is the symbol and the center of President Bush's assault on international law. But now we have a chance to shut it down -- Bush's own Secretary of Defense is publicly calling for closing Guantanamo. Bush's advisors are split, and a global outcry could tip the balance. Click the link and sign the petition. The petition will be run in key US newspapers as soon as we have signatures from every country. (Avaaz, April 2007)

http://www.avaaz.org/en/close_guantanamo/?cl=5211184

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Project to End Human Trafficking--Take Action!

* Become a Project to End Human Trafficking Volunteer! * Get on the Project to End Human Trafficking mailing list! * Make sure that your (and your friends and family) rugs are child-labor-free by looking for the RugMark label! * Educate yourself regarding human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of women and children. * Share what you learn with others by doing something as simple as passing along reading material or organizing a monthly chat group with others to brainstorm about ways you can collaboratively work in support of the human rights of women and children. * Take notice and report to the authorities if you suspect children are being sexually exploited in tourism destinations. * Support the efforts of NGOs involved in work to protect women and children from commercial sexual exploitation. (Project to End Human Trafficking)

http://www.endhumantrafficking.org/action.html#

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Protect the rights of all migrants in South Korea

Migrant workers in South Korea are often subjected to human rights abuses by unscrupulous employers as well as by the government. They are denied rights at work, freedom of association, freedom of movement and the right to liberty and security of person. Restrictions are placed on their freedom of movement and they are denied the right to form trade unions. Urge the Prime Minister to change this situation.

http://web.amnesty.org/pages/kor-181206-action-eng

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Racism Kills Tribal People: Stamp It Out

Survival's Stamp It Out campaign aims to challenge racist descriptions of tribal peoples in the media. What's the problem? Terms like 'stone age' and 'primitive' have been used to describe tribal people since the colonial era, reinforcing the idea that they have not changed over time and that they are backward. This idea is both incorrect and very dangerous. It is incorrect because all societies adapt and change, and it is dangerous because it is often used to justify the persecution or forced 'development' of tribal peoples. The results are almost always catastrophic: poverty, alcoholism, prostitution, disease and death. Check out this Survival International campaign to find out more, and how you can get involved.

http://survival-international.org/stampitout.php

(Added: Mon Feb 20 2006   Hits: 372)

Reporters Without Borders Petitions

Today more than 100 journalists are in prison for "crimes"such as revealing inconvenient information, calling for greater personal freedoms and refusing to be censored or follow an imposed line. In fact, for the "crime" of simply wanting to do their job. Sign petitions for the release of journalists in countries around the world, from Burma, to Eritrea, to Iraq, to Russia.

http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=26

(Added: Tue Jan 09 2007   Hits: 107)

Save Darfur

You can help end the genocide by taking small steps that can make a big difference for the people of Darfur. By lobbying your member of Congress, educating others, planning a local event, and generating coverage in the media about the crisis, you will help build the political power needed to end this conflict (Save Darfur)

http://www.savedarfur.org/section/take_action

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