TELL CONGRESS: END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

	TELL CONGRESS: Show me your commitment to ending violence against women and girls
	Violence against women and girls is endemic, occurs daily, and is nothing short of horrific. Tell Congress to pass the International Violence Against Women Act now.   Dear Keith, "Being raped, it makes you...a person without rights...every day someone reminds me that I've been raped and that I should put myself in a corner, that I shouldn't speak, I should say nothing."- Rose, raped at age 15, Haiti Defend women like Rose. The first time Rose was raped, her aunt arranged the attack as punishment for an argument. Rose was kidnapped by three men, assaulted, and then abandoned in a remote area. She was 15 years old. The second time Rose was raped, a thief came into her house and assaulted her while her children were sleeping. She was 20 years old. We cannot undo Rose's pain, but Amnesty supporters like you CAN do something to put an end to the violence that robs women and girls like Rose of their rights. Urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA). IVAWA was just reintroduced in Congress. This bill seeks to end the global epidemic of violence against women and girls, making preventing and ending this human rights abuse a diplomatic and foreign assistance priority for the US government. IVAWA includes: Support for organizations working to change the