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One in Three
Native American and Alaska Native women face a 1 in 3 chance of being raped in their lifetime. The numbers are shocking. In our report, Maze of Injustice, Amnesty uncovered the staggering statistic...
View ArticleParole Hearing for Leonard Peltier
***** Update: As we await the results of Leonard Peltier’s parole hearing, it is still possible to take action on his behalf. The online action has a mailing address, fax number, and sample letter. You...
View ArticleUpdate: Leonard Peltier Denied Parole
To our deep disappointment, Leonard Peltier was denied parole on Friday, nearly a month after his July 28 parole hearing. In addition to our online action, Amnesty International had sent an open letter...
View ArticleCongress Moves on the 2009 Tribal Law and Order Act
On Thursday, December 10th, the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing to discuss the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009, for which AIUSA was invited to submit...
View ArticleUN sends a strong message to U.S. about the state of its indigenous people
The United Nation’s first report on The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, released on January 14, 2010, contains figures and an assessment that are both shocking and illuminating, even to those...
View ArticleVictory! Tribal Law and Order Act Passes in the US Senate!
A HUGE VICTORY for human rights happened this past Wednesday when the Senate passed H.R. 725, the Indian Arts and Crafts Amendment Act of 2010, which included the majority of the provisions in the...
View ArticleThis is it – act NOW to pass the Tribal Law and Order Act
Two Native American women were gang-raped by three non-Native men in Oklahoma. Because they were forced to wear blindfolds, however, support workers were concerned that the women would be unable to say...
View ArticleEnding Sexual Violence Against Indigenous Women in the U.S.
Earlier this month, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo issued a statement during her visit to the U.S. scrutinizing the U.S. for its continued failure to prosecute...
View ArticleNew Report on Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota
“I thought prostitution was normal living.” Last week the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition and Prostitution Research & Education, an incredible team of Native American women...
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