Despite the current UN ban on weapons to Darfur, arms continue to find their way into this conflict-torn region, helping prolong the conflict and contribute to the loss of life and home for thousands of innocent civilians. An October 2007 United Nations’ Panel of Experts report highlighted, for example, the Sudanese government’s use of Russian supplied Mi-24 helicopters for attacks in Darfur. Sudanese armed opposition groups committing grave human rights abuses in Darfur have also allegedly received arms from Chad.
What You Can Do: Call on your representatives to support Senate Resolution 660 and House Resolution 1462, which call for an expansion of the UN arms embargo. Right now, our chapter is urging Senator Feinstein to support this important legislation, because she is not a co-sponsor of the bill. Write a letter to her here... send it online or--even better--print a letter and bring it to the meeting next Tuesday and we'll mail it for you!
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Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 2.2 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.
The UC Berkeley chapter of Amnesty International works to promote human rights within our collegiate student body through advocacy, education, action, and service. Our past events have included film festivals, speaker events, letter writing campaigns, dinner/discussion series, demonstrations, concerts, and more.
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