Witness for Peace : Action Alerts

Action Alerts

We stand in solidarity with our neighbors in Latin America by boldly taking action to change U.S. policies and corporate practices. Thank you for standing up for peace and justice by responding to the action alerts below.

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U.S. Embassy: Honduran Security Forces Must Respect Indigenous Rights./Embajada de los EEUU: Las Fuerzas de Seguridad de Honduras Deben de Respetar los Derechos Indigenas.

Indigenous rights are human rights: the U.S. cannot be complacent./Los derechos indigenas son derechos humanos: los EEUU no pueden ser complacientes.

Congress: Fumigation wrecks livelihoods. It's time for a different strategy.

Fumigation has destroyed the livelihoods of many in Colombia, including, recently, the Association of Women Pineapple Growers in Putumayo. Take action to tell the House Appropriations Committee that this way of waging the War on Drugs is unjust and ineffective!

Protect a Colombian priest under threat and support his human rights work

Take action to protect Fr. Alberto, a Colombian priest and a leading human rights defender in a country at war. He is being targeted for his work supporting peace communities under threat, human rights victims and peacemakers.

Cuba is Not a Sponsor of Terrorism; Take Cuba Off the List

Remove Cuba from the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism now. Any rationale for keeping Cuba on this list has long-since disappeared.

Coal Mining Giants: Stop the Abuses in Colombia

Tell coal mining giants that people and the environment are more precious than corporate profits! Workers and communities in Colombia call on you to take action and demand that three mining giants, Drummond Coal, Goldman Sachs and Cerrejon, abide by international and Colombian laws.

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