Donate to fight rape trade

Hi everyone,

Please read the email below and consider donating money to Avaaz to end the rape trade. Every minute, 2 girls (as young as 9 years old) are sold into sex slavery, raped and beaten. This actually happens near our homes and schools. Avaaz is working with other unsung heroes to end this evil and disgusting slave trade. Signing can and does make a difference. It has helped Avaaz raise huge donations to fight for human rights. Signing has also helped rebuild countries torn by natural disasters, like Haiti. You voice really does count. You can donate here:


https://secure.avaaz.org/en/fight_rape_trade/?vl


Feel free to let me know if I need to add or correct anything. Thank you so much if you choose to sign, or to help in any other way. We can't afford to sit by and do nothing about this. The cost is too high.

 Amita was a sweet 9 year old girl who loved her family. One day, she was kidnapped, taken to a city far away and put in a cage. She was forced to have sex with dozens of men per day, and brutally beaten when she cried or refused. 5 terror-filled years later, suffering from sexually transmitted disease, she died from a beating at age 14.

Amita's story is about the worst nightmare imaginable, but millions of women and girls are traded for rape every year -- one of the most evil problems in our world today. The best way to tackle it is to expose the rape traders and kill their profits. In January Avaaz members voted to make this a top priority this year, so we're beginning work across the world with expert teams, local campaigners and investigators to shut down these brutal and shadowy businesses.

Every minute this problem continues is too long. We can't bring Amita back, but every minute, two more Amitas are sold into horror. Let's stop it now -- click to donate:

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Help restore justice for women in Mexico

Hello everyone,
 

Innocent women bystanders and peaceful protesters peacefully protesting in San Salvador, Atenco have been beaten and raped by police officers.  Four years have vanished... but the police who committed this atrocity still haven't been brought to justice. This is an outrage.

What's frightening is that these police officers still walk free - so they can still assault and attack people. Many of the women arrested at Atenco were given trumped up charges of crimes such as ''blocking public roads.'' They even served prison time. The last woman was released in 2008. These innocent women are being punished while their tormentors walk free. This is just obscene.

Amnesty has made huge differences in saving lives and pressuring governments to hold criminals accountable. They're not funded by governments at all. This enables them to be politically neutral.  Political neutrality gives them the strength to defend human rights as best as they can. They depend on donations from ordinary people. You can make a difference by donating. And you can also apply for jobs and volunteer for Amnesty to uphold human rights. We can't do anything  much by ourselves, but we can achieve great things together.

You can donate to Amnesty here, to help them protect these women. Help bring their attackers to justice:

https://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.5074883/k.842C/Make_a_donation/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?ICID=T1003F02&msource=W1003IAR2&tr=y&auid=6138317

Feel free to read the email below for more information:

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