Support the Tribal Law and Order Act

An important bill is about to come before the House and it is essential that it be passed. This bill could mean an end to arbitrary violence against Native American and Native Alaskan women. These women face truly horrific rates of rape, abuse, and sexual violence-- far higher than any other group of women. In interviews conducted by Amnesty, some indigenous women reported that every woman they knew in their community had experienced sexual violence at some point in their past. Most such cases are never reported to the authorities-- fewer still are brought to a just conclusion.

Statistics gathered by Amnesty report that nearly 86% of reported rapes against indigenous women are committed by non-Native men-- a brutal reminder of this country's ghastly history of cruelty and violence against the continent's original inhabitants.

The Tribal Law and Order Act will put an end to what Amnesty has called a "maze of injustice"-- meaning the nebulous legal zone between state, federal, and tribal law in which abused Native women find themselves. In this legal grey area, indigenous women are often stranded without any recourse to higher authorities. Make sure that the House passes this bill as soon as possible and helps put a stop to sexual violence. Take action now.