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Advocates from DR Congo to testify at Congressional hearing on LRA
June 19, 2012 by Azy Groth
Today Abbe Benoit and Sister Angelique will have the opportunity to speak before Congress on “The continuing human rights crisis in LRA-affected areas.” The hearing, hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is meant to assess continuing atrocities and gauge the impact of currently-deployed U.S. advisers in protecting civilians and disarming Joseph Kony and [...] Read More
KONY 2012 Resolution passes House Foreign Affairs Committee
June 15, 2012 by Azy Groth
Remember when we were hounding you to hound your members of Congress about cosponsoring the KONY 2012 Resolution? Well your hounding is paying off. The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously passed the Kony 2012 Resolution last Thursday. The resolution (H. Res. 583) is a commitment to support the international effort to end LRA [...] Read More
When they agree, change happens
March 21, 2012 by Azy Groth
Today, 33 U.S. Senators introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the violence of Joseph Kony and the LRA. It’s further proof that this is one thing we can all agree on. The Senate Resolution already has 33 cosponsors, and the House Resolution that was introduced last week already has 29 cosponsors. See? Your voices are being heard. [...] Read More
