I have lived, studied, and worked in Egypt for over a year in 2007-2008, and 2010, specifically focusing on community-based self-education efforts in African refugee communities. This is how I met Abdel Rahman. Abdel Rahman is originally from Darfur, and has been living in Cairo, Egypt for about a decade, suffering the agonies of life as an African refugee. On Sunday March 23rd, Abdel Rahman was brutally assaulted at night in Cairo, and represents the countless many who face such challenges on a daily basis. He is currently re-opening his file with the UNHCR-Cairo office, and seeks immediate relocation out of Egypt. In 1951, Egypt made reservations to refugee rights chartered by the UNHCR Refugee Convention, also known as the Geneva Convention, effectively disallowing refugees the right to access public relief and humanitarian assistance. Most of Egypt's refugees are hopelessly unemployed, and in dire need of educational, and professional opportunities, especially those further marginalized by race, ethnicity, and religion, as is the case with African refugees in Cairo, Egypt.

Time is of the essence, and our goal is to send this petition to the United Nations. It is the job of the United States citizens to encourage its leaders to not engage in actions that will destabilize International Rule of Law, or violate adherence to aovereign integrity as outlined in resolution A/Res/25/2526 of the United Nations, put into effect on 24 October 1970. We want to see a peaceful resolution in Ukraine, and To See Peace between Russia and Ukraine. Please Adhere to the Geneva Agreement of 17 April 2014. Also, we want our Leaders and Secretary of State Department to Concentrate Economic policies that reflect the United States citizens desire to foster friendly relations with other countries, and also we want our leaders, senators and representatives to concentrate on the Domestic Issues at Home. Do not put our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers, mothers, aunts and uncles to engage in anymore foreign conflicts. We need to concentrate on using our newly found oil wealth wisely and for the benefit of American Citizens.

On March 28, AP and other media reported that under pressure from Saudi Arabia, the U.S. was considering allowing shipments of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, or “manpads,” to Syrian rebels. (1) These dangerous weapons can be used to shoot down civilian aircraft. While U.S. officials previously ruled out the transfer of manpads to Syria, a senior U.S. official said “it was being considered anew,” AP reported. On March 31, a State Department spokeswoman said that there had been no change in the U.S. position, and that the U.S. had not discussed the issue with Saudi Arabia. (2) Unfortunately, when it comes to CIA “covert” actions, U.S. officials sometimes publicly deny things that they are in fact doing or thinking of doing. And once these actions start, they are very difficult to stop. If President Obama were to approve the supply of manpads to Syrian rebels, he would violate several international antiterrorism agreements that prohibit the supply of manpads to non-state actors. This would put air travelers at risk and destroy the international anti-terrorism norm against supplying manpads to non-state actors. In the past, weapons transferred to “moderate rebels” in Syria have wound up in the hands of Al Qaeda-types. (3) Urge Congress and President Obama to oppose the transfer of manpads to Syria by signing our petition. 1. “Saudi Arabia: Obama seeks to ease backlash over Syria: US president said to be considering sending air defence systems to Syrian rebels following discussion with King Abdullah,” Associated Press/The Guardian, March 28 2014, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/29/obama-king-abdullah-saudi-arabia-air-defence 2. Daily Press Briefing, State Department, March 31, 2014, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/03/224211.htm 3. “Obama Approval of Manpads for Rebels Would Violate US Agreements, Policy, and Endanger Airliners,” James McMichael, Syria Comment, March 26, 2014, http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/obama-approval-manpads-rebels-violate-us-agreements-policy-endanger-airliners-james-mcmichael/

To have The Africa Union to step up to resolve the situation in CAR.

SOMALIS IN KENYA HAVE FLED THEIR HOMELAND FROM CIVIL WAR AND FAMINE. THEY CAME TO KENYA SEEKING PROTECTION AND STABILITY NOT DETENTION AND HUMILIATION. WE DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE HALT OF THE DETENTION AND DEPORTATION TO THE SOMALIS IN KENYA.

If we want to gift our children’s grand-children the Age of Peace, we have to start somewhere. We will know we are making progress when talk about the “Age of Peace” is on CNN. Show your willingness to stand up for the Age of Peace, and peace minded leaders will step forward.

An Iranian woman by the name of Reihaaneh Jabbarian on a self defense action against two men who tried to rape her is accused of killing one of them.She was not given a fair trial,no jury and a male dominated society resulted to her death sentence.She is on her death row and could be hanged soon. Please Save her life by signing this petition.

There's been a huge discrepancy between what the government has publicly said about who has been killed by U.S. drone strikes - in particular, how many civilians have been killed - and the record of independent reporting. Because of the secrecy of the program, there's been little accountability for this discrepancy. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Walter Jones (R-NC) have now introduced legislation (1) – the Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act – to require an annual report on the number of combatants and civilians killed or injured annually by U.S. drone strikes. The requirement is retroactive for five years. It also requires that the report include the definitions of combatants and civilian noncombatants used. This bill would increase the transparency and accountability of drone strikes, a goal that has been endorsed by President Obama, CIA Director Brennan, and others in the intelligence community. (2) The Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act has been endorsed by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. (3) Urge your Representative, your Senators, and President Obama to support this legislation by signing our petition. References: 1. “H.R.4372 - To require the President to make publicly available an annual report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft,” http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4372/ 2. “Reps. Adam Schiff and Walter Jones Introduce Bipartisan Bill Requiring Annual Reporting on Drone Casualties,” April 2, 2014, http://schiff.house.gov/press-releases/reps-adam-schiff-and-walter-jones-introduce-bipartisan-bill-requiring-annual-reporting-on-drone-casualties/ 3. “Joint Statement in Support of The Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act,” April 2, 2014, http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/joint-statement-in-support-of-the-targeted-lethal-force-transparency-act

Millions of landmines are left behind as reminders of conflict in war-torn places like Colombia. We need to conclude the policy review to ban antipersonnel land mines. I was born and raised in Colombia, a beautiful country that has the dishonorable 2nd place for land mine incidents.

Three years ago, on March 17th, 2011, a U.S. drone strike hit the small town of Datta Khel in Pakistan killing a large number of tribal elders devastating the people of Datta Khel, as well as the surrounding communities. Since this strike, one of the largest in history, the American government has yet to even acknowledge that the strike even occurred, or provide any other details on the incident. When civilian deaths have been alleged, as they have been in Datta Khel, the public has a right to understand the merit of these allegations, and the government has a responsibility to tell us the truth.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is set to create a virtually permanent corporate rule over the people. This is the trade scam NAFTA globalized, a devil's deal that has nothing to do with trade and everything to do with corporate protectionism — of the 29 chapters in the TPP, only FIVE actually cover trade issues! Lax food safety regulation, unregulated fracking, overseas job shifts, rocketing drug prices, Internet monopolies, slashes to public services to profit Wall Street robbers... these are just some of the effects the TPP's passing will have on our world. And we can't let corporate interests and their money control our future! Don't let your government pass this corporate coup d'etat. Call on the US to back out of the TPP now and let the public know what has been happening behind closed doors with corporate representatives!

The Venezuelan people have suffered for 15 years the imposition of a totalitarian regimen that progressively has limited freedom and peace. Gross violations of humans rights seen for the past two months have been well documented by the Venezuelan people through the social media due to the lack of independent media outlets. It is urgent for the US to stand with the Venezuelan people and to promote the universal values of freedom and human rights.