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Bring Gender-Neutral Restrooms to Public Illinois Universities

Transgender and gender nonconforming students often face discrimination, harassment, and even physical violence when using public restrooms. Tell Illinois public universities to value the safety of their students and include gender-neutral bathrooms in their building plans.

Tell Iran To End Its Killing Spree Against Its Own Citizens

In the past year, Iran has executed over 600 of its ‘criminals’. Most of these executions were for drug-related offenses, and many people found guilty did not have a defense lawyer at their trials. Sign this petition to tell Iran to end this barbaric streak of injustice.

Demand CNN Analyst Apologize for His Homophobic Super Bowl Remarks

CNN analyst Roland Martin recently called for violence against men who may have enjoyed a David Beckham underwear ad for H&M. Martin must issue a public apology for his homophobic and hateful statements and refrain from making similar ones in the future.

Mandatory Minimum Injustice – Repeal California’s Three Strikes Law

California’s Three Strikes Law has resulted in some people receiving worse sentences for shoplifting than others do for murder. The courts have proven unwilling to do anything to help those victimized by this law. California’s legislature must repeal this law to free those unjustly imprisoned, and prevent such injustices from happening again.

Tell the NYPD to Adopt An Official Procedure for Detaining Transgender Criminals

NYPD officers have recently been accused of using cruel methods to keep transgender people in custody. The police department of New York City must come up with an official procedure to ensure that officers who abuse trans people are held accountable.

Life In Prison for Cheating On a Driving Test – Free Santos Reyes

Santos Reyes has been locked in Folsom State Prison for the last 14 years for putting a false name on a driver’s license application. The victim of California’s Three Strikes law, Reyes’ has exhausted almost every appeal available to him. The Governor of California must step forward and pardon Santos Reyes.

Boycott British Magazine That “does not condone rape without saying surprise”

A recent article in a British online magazine encouraged men to rape women if they ‘won’t spread for your head’ and insinuates that rape is a joke that college-age men can get away with. Though the article has been pulled from the website, its creator and editors must be held accountable for the damage and hurt they’ve caused.

Mars: Stop Hurting Children and Switch to Fair Trade Chocolate

Since 2000, the chocolate industry has been under scrutiny for using cocoa beans from West Africa as many cocoa farms in this area use child labor. The large companies that dominate the market make billions of dollars each year off the backs of these laborers, yet, they enslave them to years of poverty and misery. It’s time that companies like Mars start putting children first and using Fair Trade chocolate in all their products.

Stand With Ethnic Minorities Demanding Recognition In New Libya

The Amazigh, an ethnic minority in Libya, faced serious oppression under the Gaddafi regime. Now that Libya is undergoing serious changes, the Amazigh are hoping for a brighter future; however, they are not getting the legal recognition they deserve. Sign this petition to demand Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the de facto chairman of Libya, recognize and protect the Amazigh people in Libya.

Urge The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival To Abolish Their Policy Against Transwomyn

The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival has the intentions to be a great community for womyn of all backgrounds to come together, but their ‘womyn born womyn’ policy excludes transwomyn. It is discriminatory to accuse transwomyn of being less of a womyn than those whose biological sex is female, and it undermines the desire for equality of all people that feminists fight for. It’s vital for transwomyn to be recognized and welcomed at the festival.

Demand Fair Trade Certification for Folgers Coffee

Coffee farmers typically receive less than one percent of the price of a cup of conventional coffee sold at a coffee shop. As a result, many coffee farmers face poverty and starvation and their children, many of whom are forced to work on plantations, face a bleak future. Urge large corporations like J.M. Smucker to obtain Fair Trade certification for their leading brands like Folgers, which will ensure decent wages for coffee famers and their families.

Support Equal Rights For Same-Sex Couples In Colorado- Pass Bill Allowing Civil Unions

There are over 16,000 same-sex couples in the state of Colorado, yet the Colorado legislature denies same-sex couples the right to marriage, bans civil unions, and refuses to recognize domestic partnerships. The legalization of civil unions would ensure that all Colorado families have the ability to protect and take care of one another and should be pursued immediately.

New York City Cabs Need To Take Better Care Of The Disabled

New York City does not provide appropriate transportation for disabled citizens. Only two percent of all taxis are able to transport the disabled and the only program available specifically to help is not anywhere near as convenient as a regular taxi on the street. New York City must make substantial improvements in its ability to assist the disabled in getting around town.

Tell Larry Pittman That Public Hangings Are Not Appropriate In Modern Society

Republican Larry Pittman of North Carolina believes that public hangings should be introduced into our modern world to help deter future crimes such as abortions, rapes, and kidnappings. This strategy is not acceptable anymore and would not be effective against a mindset that is entirely different from that when hangings were regularly practiced.

Demand the Moroccan Government to Allow its Citizens to Peacefully Protest

After two weeks of anti-unemployment protests in Morocco, Moroccan police attempted to coerce the citizens to stop protesting. This resulted in multiple self-immolations and one death. Sign this petition to tell the Moroccan government to never use coercion on peaceful protesters again.

End Widespread Torture and Abuse in Libyan Prisons

Brutality and torture has become an everyday occurrence within Libyan prisons. Regional militias that govern the city streets and detention centers ignore government declarations and run their facilities according to their own impulses, including torture, extrajudicial executions, and rape of both men and women. The Libyan Transitional Government must seize control of all prisons within its borders in order to end the barbaric treatment of detainees.

Urge the Russians to Stop Enabling Bloodshed in Syria

Syrians are continuing to be killed by President Assad’s oppressive regime, with violence escalating drastically in recent days. Last year the UN Security Council attempted to pass a resolution to come to the aid of Syrian civilians in their struggle against Assad. However, the resolution was vetoed by China and Russia and Russia has continued to assert that it will not join in the effort to end bloodshed in Syria. Help urge the Russia to alter its permissive stance toward Syria and support the passing of the new UN resolution.

Bring Connecticut Police Officers to Justice for Assaulting Hispanics

Police officers in East Haven, Connecticut were recently arrested for civil rights violations against Hispanics. Allegations include throwing a handcuffed man on the ground and kicking him, as well as unlawful searches of Latino businesses. These officers must be held accountable for their abusive actions.

Demand Equal Rights For Workers In Meatpacking And Poultry Industry

Workers in US slaughterhouses have extremely high rates of injury and illness which go unrecorded as a result of employer abuse and manipulation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration must change and enforce regulations which protect workers’ rights to safe working conditions and fair treatment.

End Forced Sterilization for Transgender People in Sweden

Transgender individuals in Sweden are forced to undergo sterilization before changing their gender status on official ID papers. This immoral sterilization law is still supported by the Christian Democrat Party, who formed a coalition with other right-wing parties to uphold it. Tell the leader of this party that forced sterilization is wrong and should not be allowed.

Stop Chinese Authorities from Killing Peaceful Tibetan Protestors

Protestors advocating a free Tibet in western China were fired upon with live ammunition recently, leaving an estimated 30 to 50 wounded and one to six dead. This is not the first time Chinese security forces have used lethal force on protestors, as less than a week before two people were shot and wounded. Help end the use of lethal force as a response to civil unrest in China.

Stop Kuwaiti Police Violence Against Transgender Women

Kuwaiti officers routinely torture and sexually abuse transgender people under the cover of a discriminatory law which criminalizes gender expression. Transgender women face physical, sexual, and emotional persecution on a daily basis by members of the police force. Kuwait must uphold its human rights obligations and protect all residents from brutal police misconduct and the application of unfair laws.

Don’t Let New Hampshire Rescind Its Marriage Equality Law

Three years ago the state of New Hampshire historically voted to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. Now, this progressive law is under fire, as conservative representatives are proposing a new bill that would effectively overturn marriage equality and outlaw same-sex marriages in the state. The New Hampshire House of Representatives must protect marriage equality by upholding the ideals of acceptance and tolerance, and vote against this new piece of hateful legislation.

Stand With Romanian Protesters Demanding More Transparency And Less Corruption In Government

For several days now, Romanian citizens have been united in protests against their government, which has passed harsh austerity measures and allowed a high level of corruption to infect the government. We need to support the Romanian citizens in their struggle against these abuses.

Stop Ethiopia From Starving Indigenous Villagers Through Forced Relocation

Ethiopian armed forces have repeatedly threatened, assaulted and arbitrarily arrested indigenous people while transferring them away from their native homes to make way for commercial agricultural development. This relocation program has already forcibly relocated 70,000 indigenous people to new villages that lack adequate food, farmland, healthcare and educational facilities. As a result, thousands of villagers are starving to death in non-arable lands. This destructive policy must be reversed.

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