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End the Sexual Violence in Africa

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Care2.com

As many as 4.7 million people -- 70 percent of the population in Darfur are directly affected by the on-going forms of brutal violence. But despite the tireless work of humanitarian groups, women and children remain highly vulnerable -- especially when it comes to sexual violence.

Unfortunately, the prevalence of rape highlights the vulnerability of girls and women in Africa, for whom violence and discrimination are intensified by the effects of conflict and displacement.

Recently, members of both the U.S. Senate and the House have been discussing the disastrous and destabilizing effects of sexual violence and the use of rape as a weapon of war in places such as Darfur and the Congo.

While this attention to violence against women is important, more must be done. Now is the time to translate our concerns into powerful actions -- urge your Senators to take a stance to end the pattern of crimes against women!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 15,000

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I am writing today to strongly urge you to do your part in working to end the ongoing sexual and militant violence in countries throughout Africa such as Darfur and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Despite the tireless work of various humanitarian agencies throughout the continent, the condition of women and children remains highly vulnerable. In addition to lack of proper nutrition and vital supplies such as vaccines, medicines and surgical equipment, sexual violence is also on the upswing.

Continued attention to violence against women from you and your colleagues is commendable, however, if we are to end the brutal violence throughout the continent, more must be done.

For years, elected officials on both sides of the aisle have been deeply concerned with the on-going violence in Africa. Now is the time to translate this concern, into action and raise the awareness of the horrific patterns of violence targeted against women and children.

I strongly urge you to work to end the violence throughout Africa and support the life saving programs of various humanitarian organizations.

Thank you for taking the time to consider my comments. I eagerly await your response.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We signed the “End the Sexual Violence in Africa” petition!

# 821:

9:26 pm PST, Nov 17, Sara Neveu, New Hampshire

# 820:

5:55 am PST, Nov 15, Debbie Burnup, Australia

# 819:

8:48 pm PST, Nov 13, Mandy Munoz, California

# 818:

4:23 pm PST, Nov 12, Hailey Wohlwend, California

# 817:

9:53 am PST, Nov 6, Aningina Tshefu, New York
Urgent

# 816:

10:07 am PDT, Oct 30, Edward Kennedy, Ireland
Ending sexual violence in Africa is important because it is an infringement of human rights, and it can also inhibit women's opportunities to become independent in society.

# 815:

8:35 am PDT, Oct 30, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
Everyone is entitled to their own voice. These women are helpless - this has become a silent epidemic as this sexual and militant violence remains ongoing. We must put an end to this suffering.

# 814:

5:42 am PDT, Oct 27, Michael Sorensen, Denmark

# 813:

3:00 pm PDT, Oct 26, Sixta Lang, Sweden

# 812:

7:10 pm PDT, Oct 25, Sara Gaspar, Portugal

# 811:

4:12 am PDT, Oct 24, Noelle Cruz, California

# 810:

10:11 am PDT, Oct 23, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
Because it's wrong....and inhumane.

# 809:

6:47 pm PDT, Oct 21, Caro Liu, Pennsylvania

# 808:

11:44 pm PDT, Oct 20, Rose Becke, Australia

# 807:

12:05 am PDT, Oct 20, Dr. RC Sihag, India

# 806:

12:23 pm PDT, Oct 18, Veronica Hayes, Michigan

# 805:

10:21 am PDT, Oct 18, Haley Ensey, Alabama

# 804:

8:55 am PDT, Oct 18, Patricia England, Indiana

# 803:

1:56 am PDT, Oct 18, Can Atik, Turkey

# 802:

3:37 pm PDT, Oct 17, PRINCE MOYO, United Kingdom

# 801:

8:16 am PDT, Oct 16, Name not displayed, Greece

# 800:

5:07 am PDT, Oct 16, Charli Day, Cyprus

# 799:

1:59 pm PDT, Oct 15, William Harper, Georgia

# 798:

11:10 am PDT, Oct 15, Roberto Façanha, Brazil
To stop the violence against women and children.

# 797:

11:39 pm PDT, Oct 14, Carole Hagen, Oregon

# 796:

4:27 pm PDT, Oct 14, Julia Burwell, Washington

# 795:

4:07 pm PDT, Oct 14, Judy Taylor, Canada

# 794:

7:57 am PDT, Oct 14, Name not displayed, Brazil

# 793:

7:23 pm PDT, Oct 13, Peta Warren, Australia

# 792:

3:53 pm PDT, Oct 13, Chloe Desroches, Florida

# 790:

8:43 am PDT, Oct 13, Name not displayed, Ohio

# 789:

1:17 pm PDT, Oct 11, Christina Anderson, Canada

# 788:

6:44 am PDT, Oct 11, Danielle Cobbaert, Belgium

# 787:

2:58 pm PDT, Oct 10, Amanda Werner, Nebraska

# 786:

12:47 pm PDT, Oct 9, Rachel MacIntyre, Texas

# 785:

8:40 am PDT, Oct 9, Anthony Johnson, Georgia

# 784:

11:56 am PDT, Oct 8, Mary L. Schleicher, Washington

# 783:

3:05 pm PDT, Oct 7, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 782:

2:32 pm PDT, Oct 7, Lorelei Hougdahl, Wisconsin

# 781:

5:08 am PDT, Oct 7, Valerie Laramee, Canada

# 780:

6:21 am PDT, Oct 6, Tarcisio Praciano-pereira, Brazil

# 779:

3:32 am PDT, Oct 6, Name not displayed, Ireland
We cannot allow for such horrific violent acts to be continued. The humilation, suffering and demoralization of the whole society, should not be allowed to continue. The world must react!

# 778:

11:34 pm PDT, Oct 5, Kelly Boyle, Arizona
It is a basic human right and a very difficult problem to solve, since we do not want nation building, but we can devise a plan to help those that cannot help themselves. Really the only way to do that is to give power to those that are oppressed by power. Fight fire with fire is the solution before all of those that resist are dead. Those that are behaving brutally are doing so because they can and no one has the fire power to resist. This is why the right to bear arms is so important. When people do not have this right, thugs group together to be violent just for the sake of violence. They have no moral compass of right and wrong.

# 777:

8:02 pm PDT, Oct 5, Angie Binner, Pennsylvania

# 776:

7:06 pm PDT, Oct 5, Teresa Fearon, Australia

# 775:

1:57 pm PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of

# 774:

11:56 am PDT, Oct 5, Janine Gorski, Pennsylvania

# 773:

10:16 am PDT, Oct 5, Shannon Henderson, Michigan

# 772:

3:52 am PDT, Oct 5, Karin Smith, South Africa

# 771:

1:22 pm PDT, Oct 4, Judith Emerson, Texas
We must protect the women of Africa. Women are at least as important as the men of Africa. And the children of Africa must be protected as the hope and the inheritors of Africa's future. All humans must learn to respect each other as valuable persons who contribute to society.

# 770:

8:35 am PDT, Oct 4, Janice Sturdy, United Kingdom
HELP STOP ALL VIOLENCE NOW!!!!!!!!!

# 769:

5:37 am PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, Serbia And Montenegro

# 768:

8:56 pm PDT, Oct 3, Nessa Lopez, New York

# 767:

11:28 am PDT, Oct 3, Julie Linder, Florida

# 766:

3:23 am PDT, Oct 3, Ylenia Ventroni, Italy

# 765:

6:34 pm PDT, Oct 2, Name not displayed, Indonesia

# 764:

8:56 am PDT, Oct 2, Lauren Ding, United Kingdom
Every woman and young girl has the right to live without fear of sexual violence at the hands of men.

# 763:

7:05 am PDT, Oct 2, Name not displayed, Singapore

# 762:

12:22 am PDT, Oct 2, Mariana T, Sweden

# 760:

7:50 pm PDT, Oct 1, Richelle Hickey, Canada

# 759:

5:16 pm PDT, Oct 1, Christian Lindberg, Sweden
Its time to put a stop to this madness. End the sexual violence in Africa now!!

# 758:

5:07 pm PDT, Oct 1, Cosmic Rhio Rangers, California

# 757:

2:09 pm PDT, Oct 1, Karen Schreiber, New Hampshire

# 756:

11:30 am PDT, Oct 1, Elizabeth Opazo, Florida

# 755:

5:36 am PDT, Oct 1, Fernando C. Garcia, Wisconsin
We need to sop the violence on the many human being, who give us life.

# 754:

2:13 am PDT, Sep 30, Rolf Stuber, Switzerland

# 753:

12:28 pm PDT, Sep 28, Pam DeLitta, Texas

# 752:

6:00 pm PDT, Sep 27, Name not displayed, California
We need to end this. This is so wrong.

# 751:

10:54 am PDT, Sep 27, Shenita Etwaroo Neon Rese, New York

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