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November 5, 2009
Victoria Sethunya
1.71.4E 652sS
CottonWood Heights, Uf 841,2I
Dear Victoria,
Thank you for pressing for human rights by meeting with your elected officialsl we are asking both
Representatives and Senators to support the closure of the Guantanamo detention center on schedule
and to cosponsor and pass the Lawful lnterrogation and Detention Act (s. 1,47 / H.R.3741. we are also
asking both Representatives and senators to reform a U.s. immigration detention system that costs
millionp of dollars, is ineffective, and denies human rights. we are asking Representatives to cosponsor
and pass the lmmigration oversight and Fairness Act (H.R. 12LSl. nnd wi are asking senators to co-
sponsor and pass the Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act (S. :rs4gl, and the
strong STANDARDS Act (S. 1550). Finally we are asking senators only (not Representatives) to to give
full U's' support in protecting the dignity and fundamental human rights of women by voting favorably
to ratify of the Treaty for the Rights of women also known as the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
conducting these meetings and follolving up, is one cf the most effective ways you can iniiuence the
u's' government and policy. As you are conducting your meetings, you may like to leave the enclosed
DVD Restore Fairness with your elected official or his or her staff. Find copies enclosed.
Restore Fairness produced by Breakthrough in association with AIUSA and other organizations working
on the human rlghts of immigrants, calls for the U.s. government to bring back due process and fairness
to the immigration system. The video features the powerful voices of congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and
Lucille Roybal-Allard, immigration judges Dana Marks and Bruce Einhorn, as weil as three very
compelling personal stories wrth Jean-Pierre Kamwa, an asylum seeker from Cameroon, June Everett
who lost her sister to immigration detention, and walter chavez and Ana Galindo, legal permanent
residents who were victims of a warrantless home raid. please offer the DVD to the staff person or
elected official with whom you meet on each of your lcbby visits. Also included, is a Demand
Accountability for Torture bumpersticker that you can keep for yourself.
Thank you again for standing up for human rights. Your time meeting with your officials and following up
them truly makes a difference.
Warm regards,
ltI
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Chris McGraw
Grassroots Advocacy progra m Director
Amnesty lnternational USA
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November 5, 2009
Victoria SethunYa
171.4E 6525S
CottonWood Heights, UT 84121
Dear Victoria,
Thank you for pressing for human rights by meeting with your elected officials! We are asking both
Representatives and Senators to support the closure of the Guantanamo detention center on schedule
and to cosponsor and pass the Lawful lnterrogation and Detention Act (S' 147 / H.R. 374)' We are also
asking both Representatives and Senators to reform a U.S. immigration detention system that costs
millions of dollars, is ineffective, and denies human rights. We are asking Representatives to cosponsor
and pass the lmmigration Oversight and Fairness Act (H.R. 12151. And we are asking Senators to co-
sponsor and pass the Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act (S' 1549), and the
strong STANDARDS Act (s. 1550). Finally we are asking senators only (not Representatives)to to give
r,ull U.S. support in protecting the dignity and fundantental human rights of women by voting favorably
t. ratify of the Treaty for the Rights of Women also known as the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)'
conclucting these meetings and follor,ving up, is one of the most effective ways you can iniiuence the
U.S. government and policy. As you are conducting your meetings, you may like to leave the enclosed
DVD Restore Fairnesswith your elected official or his or her staff' Find copies enclosed'
Restore Fairness produced by Breakthrough in association with AIUSA anrJ other organizations working
on the human rights of immigrants, calls for the U.S. government to bring back due process and fairness
to the immigration system. The video features the powerful voices of Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and
Lucille Roybal-Allard, immigration judges Dana Marks and Bruce Einhorn, as well as three very
compelling personal stories wrth Jean-Pierre Kamwa, an asylum seeker from Cameroon, June Everett
who lost her sister to immigration detention, and Walter Chavez and Ana Galindo, legal permanent
residents who were victims of a warrantless home raid. Please offer the DVD to the staff person or
elected official with whom you meet on each of your lcbby visits. Also included, is a Demand
Accountability for Torture bumpersticker that you can keep for yourself.
Thank you again for standing up for human rights. Your time meeting with your officials and following up
them truly makes a difference.
Warm regards,
Chris McGraw
G rassroots Advocacy Progra m Director
Amnesty lnternational USA
,tNESTy |NTERNAT|0NAL USA 600 PENNSYLVAN|A AVENUE SE WASHTNGToN DC 20003 www.amnestyusa.org T. 2O2.544.O2O0 F.202.546.7142
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Meet with officials to support human rights

  • 1. November 5, 2009 Victoria Sethunya 1.71.4E 652sS CottonWood Heights, Uf 841,2I Dear Victoria, Thank you for pressing for human rights by meeting with your elected officialsl we are asking both Representatives and Senators to support the closure of the Guantanamo detention center on schedule and to cosponsor and pass the Lawful lnterrogation and Detention Act (s. 1,47 / H.R.3741. we are also asking both Representatives and senators to reform a U.s. immigration detention system that costs millionp of dollars, is ineffective, and denies human rights. we are asking Representatives to cosponsor and pass the lmmigration oversight and Fairness Act (H.R. 12LSl. nnd wi are asking senators to co- sponsor and pass the Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act (S. :rs4gl, and the strong STANDARDS Act (S. 1550). Finally we are asking senators only (not Representatives) to to give full U's' support in protecting the dignity and fundamental human rights of women by voting favorably to ratify of the Treaty for the Rights of women also known as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). conducting these meetings and follolving up, is one cf the most effective ways you can iniiuence the u's' government and policy. As you are conducting your meetings, you may like to leave the enclosed DVD Restore Fairness with your elected official or his or her staff. Find copies enclosed. Restore Fairness produced by Breakthrough in association with AIUSA and other organizations working on the human rlghts of immigrants, calls for the U.s. government to bring back due process and fairness to the immigration system. The video features the powerful voices of congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and Lucille Roybal-Allard, immigration judges Dana Marks and Bruce Einhorn, as weil as three very compelling personal stories wrth Jean-Pierre Kamwa, an asylum seeker from Cameroon, June Everett who lost her sister to immigration detention, and walter chavez and Ana Galindo, legal permanent residents who were victims of a warrantless home raid. please offer the DVD to the staff person or elected official with whom you meet on each of your lcbby visits. Also included, is a Demand Accountability for Torture bumpersticker that you can keep for yourself. Thank you again for standing up for human rights. Your time meeting with your officials and following up them truly makes a difference. Warm regards, ltI '' .-" , i I -. ', Chris McGraw Grassroots Advocacy progra m Director Amnesty lnternational USA AMNESTY INTERNATI0I{AI usA 600 PEl{NsYtvAt{lA AvENuE sE WASHINGT0N Dc 20003 www.amnestyusa.org T. 2o2.w.o2oo F.2o2.s$.7142 Amnesty lnternational is a worldwide grassroots movement that promotes and defends human rights. @ ?": i i63,rorrl
  • 2. November 5, 2009 Victoria SethunYa 171.4E 6525S CottonWood Heights, UT 84121 Dear Victoria, Thank you for pressing for human rights by meeting with your elected officials! We are asking both Representatives and Senators to support the closure of the Guantanamo detention center on schedule and to cosponsor and pass the Lawful lnterrogation and Detention Act (S' 147 / H.R. 374)' We are also asking both Representatives and Senators to reform a U.S. immigration detention system that costs millions of dollars, is ineffective, and denies human rights. We are asking Representatives to cosponsor and pass the lmmigration Oversight and Fairness Act (H.R. 12151. And we are asking Senators to co- sponsor and pass the Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act (S' 1549), and the strong STANDARDS Act (s. 1550). Finally we are asking senators only (not Representatives)to to give r,ull U.S. support in protecting the dignity and fundantental human rights of women by voting favorably t. ratify of the Treaty for the Rights of Women also known as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)' conclucting these meetings and follor,ving up, is one of the most effective ways you can iniiuence the U.S. government and policy. As you are conducting your meetings, you may like to leave the enclosed DVD Restore Fairnesswith your elected official or his or her staff' Find copies enclosed' Restore Fairness produced by Breakthrough in association with AIUSA anrJ other organizations working on the human rights of immigrants, calls for the U.S. government to bring back due process and fairness to the immigration system. The video features the powerful voices of Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and Lucille Roybal-Allard, immigration judges Dana Marks and Bruce Einhorn, as well as three very compelling personal stories wrth Jean-Pierre Kamwa, an asylum seeker from Cameroon, June Everett who lost her sister to immigration detention, and Walter Chavez and Ana Galindo, legal permanent residents who were victims of a warrantless home raid. Please offer the DVD to the staff person or elected official with whom you meet on each of your lcbby visits. Also included, is a Demand Accountability for Torture bumpersticker that you can keep for yourself. Thank you again for standing up for human rights. Your time meeting with your officials and following up them truly makes a difference. Warm regards, Chris McGraw G rassroots Advocacy Progra m Director Amnesty lnternational USA ,tNESTy |NTERNAT|0NAL USA 600 PENNSYLVAN|A AVENUE SE WASHTNGToN DC 20003 www.amnestyusa.org T. 2O2.544.O2O0 F.202.546.7142 Amnesty lnternational is a worldwide grassroots movement that promotes and defends human rights. @ .l 3,": a i'63ItorY
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