Action Alert Archive

Call-in Today to Stop Military Aid To Sri Lanka

October 1, 2007

Due to the unprecedented legislation facing the United States Congress that would stop military aid to Sri Lanka until there was a significant improvement in human rights, PEARL's Advocacy Network is taking the unprecedented step of asking you to call a Congress member's office.

This will only take two minutes of your time. Please call Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY), head of the House Appropriations Committee on State and Foreign Operations, and urge her to keep Section 690 in the final appropriations bill.

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Please call Representative Lowey's office at 202-225-6506 today, Monday October 1.

Read this following statement to the receptionist:

My name is ______ and I am very concerned about the escalating human rights crisis in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Armed Forces continue to attack innocent Tamil civilians with impunity. Section 690 of this year's Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, HR 2764, ties U.S. military assistance to Sri Lanka to an improvement in their human rights record. I am urging Representative Lowey to keep Section 690 in the final bill. Thank you for your time!

And then please tell us on PEARL's website that you have made this important call: Take Action Now!

Thank you all for continuing support!