[RED DEMOCRATICA] Bring Migrant Voices to DC

 

Promote Justice for Mexico and the Borderlands Help us raise the $2000 we need to bring migrant advocates to DC this March! Dear Supporter, It isn’t the first time we’ve pressed government officials to stop violence against migrants on both sides of the border and it won’t be the last. But this coming March, it WILL be the first time we join with partners to air grievances against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the international stage, face-to-face, publicly, at an event you’ll likely be able to stream online. It will be an exchange worth tuning in to. And certainly one worth supporting. Will you help us raise the $2000 we need to bring border advocates to DC to tell U.S. officials to stop abusing migrants?  Last year a shocking, well-documented exposé by No More Deaths revealed that thousands of migrants along our southern border are abused by Border Patrol agents each year. The type of abuse varies from denial of food, water and medical attention while they wait in detention centers, to physical and physiological mistreatment,  including mistreatment that is considered torture under international law. Despite mounting evidence, DHS officials largely write off such reports as rare incidents committed by a few “bad apples.” When questioned by Congress about dozens of complaints filed, and a report based on 13,000 interviews, documenting 30,000 cases of mistreatment and abuse, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano responded: “I would dispute any NGO report that uses those kind of numbers. From time-to-time there are incidents and we deal with them very firmly and swiftly.” We beg to differ. And that’s why we need your help to make sure the voices of those fighting for migrants’ rights are heard inside the beltway.  Can you chip in $5 today to help make this happen? We’re working closely with partners from both sides of the border to converge on DC later this month to make our voices heard loud and clear, before the Inter-American Commission, in Congress, and around the State Department: respect the human rights of migrants, in policy and in practice. But to get there, we need to raise $2,000 by the end of next week for our Border Human Rights Fund. Can you pitch in $5 to make sure all our partners can make it to DC? This is a great opportunity and we know we’ll be able to do it with your help! With gratitude, Jenny, Ben, and Amy, LAWG’s Mexico/Border Team P.S. You can make your gift to our Border Human Rights Fund go even further by signing up for an ongoing monthly contribution. A monthly gift of $5, $10, or $15 goes far to ensure we can continue to promote and protect the rights of migrants along the border. Click here to sign up for a monthly donation now! P.P.S.  Keep your eye out for an email about how to watch the upcoming Inter-American Commission Hearing on the “Human Rights Situation of Detained and Deported Migrants along the Southern Border of the United States.” Latin America Working Group 424 C Street NE, Washington, DC 20002     Phone: (202) 546-7010     Email: lawg@lawg.org Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly.

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