Tell Your Representative in Congress to Stand With Issa
A letter is now circulating in the US House of Representatives calling on the State Department to protect the freedom of Palestinian nonviolent human rights defender Issa Amro as he faces 18 politically motivated charges in Israeli military court where the conviction rate is over 99%.
Email your representative and tell them to sign the letter in support of Issa:
Materials to use at town halls and in meetings with your representative.
- UPDATED: Letter to Tillerson Signed by Members of Congress
- Dear Colleague Letter for Issa Amro
- Information about Issa
- Amnesty International appeal to drop the charges against Issa
- NY Times op-ed, Who is Afraid of Nonviolence
- Forward opinion Israel Should Listen To This Palestinian Gandhi, Not Jail Him
- Compilation of United Nations Statements in support of Issa
- Documentation Issa’s status as a Human Rights Defender by the European Union
- Summary of first court date
- Summary of second court date
The Free Issa coalition is a group of concerned human rights advocates calling on the Israeli government to drop the politically motivated charges against Issa Amro.
SPONSORS of the coalition:
American Muslims for Palestine
Center for Jewish Nonviolence
CODEPINK Women for Peace
Friends of Sabeel - North America
Interfaith Peace Builders
Jewish Voice for Peace
National Lawyers Guild - International Committee
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
US Palestinian Community Network
Veterans For Peace
Youth Against Settlements