Action Alert ArchiveCall-in Again to Stop Military Aid to Sri LankaOctober 22, 2007 Thank you so much to the 41 of you who called Representative Nita Lowey's office two weeks ago to urge her to stop military aid to Sri Lanka until there was a significant improvement of human rights there. We are hoping at least twice that many of you will pick up the phone today to call Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee on State and Foreign Operations and urge him to keep Section 690 in the final appropriations bill. This is a crucial time in the history of our struggle for justice for Tamils in Sri Lanka, and we are calling upon each of you to take part in it! Please call Representative Wolf's office at 202-225-5136 today, Monday October 22. 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 Wolf 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 |
The mission of People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) is to end the systemic human rights abuses against the Tamil population in Sri Lanka, and promote equality, rights and justice on the island. PEARL is 501(c)3 non-profit organization led by human rights activists concerned about the situation in Sri Lanka. |
