I got this from Amnesty International:
https://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/c.6oJCLQPAJiJUG/b.6653385/k.A0E5/Monthly_Giving/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=W1303EDATT2
Dear Tracy,
You supported Amnesty's campaign to ensure the adoption of a strong Arms Trade Treaty. And today your efforts paid off.
After
weeks of intense negotiations at the UN conference, including a bitter
roadblock put up by Iran, Syria and North Korea, a final treaty was
adopted! The treaty prohibits arms transfers that would be used for
genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. We are now closer than
ever to the golden rule we've been advocating for: governments
must prevent arms transfers where there is a substantial risk that they
will be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of human rights.
Our
campaign for an Arms Trade Treaty is 20 years in the making. While
today was a big win, there is still a lot of work to do. The treaty is
adopted but "asleep" -- it needs to be ratified by 50 countries before
it will enter into force. Amnesty International USA will demand that the
Obama Administration and the U.S. Congress take an important stand for
human rights by ratifying this landmark treaty.
As you can
imagine, powerful special interests like the NRA lobby are already
mobilizing to undermine our efforts to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty in
the United States.
Will you help us in our sprint to the finish line? Become a monthly donor.
Your
monthly contribution will help support our large-scale Arms Trade
Treaty mobilization campaign to urge President Obama to sign, and the
Senate to ratify, this historic treaty and fight human rights abuses
worldwide.
Plus, giving monthly is the easiest and most convenient way to be a human rights champion every single day.
We hope you'll join us. And thank you for all that you do.
Sincerely,
Michelle Ringuette
Chief of Campaigns and Programs
Amnesty International USA
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