Democracy and Human Rights

Foreign assistance programs that strengthen democratic institutions and address underlying causes of corruption, gender inequity, and instability are critically important for enhancing our security and promoting our values. You can support efforts to promote democracy and defend the rights of vulnerable populations around the world by contacting your members of Congress to urge continued assistance for the Ukrainian people in their fight for democracy and freedom, and against cuts to the International Affairs budget, which funds diplomacy and development programs. You can also encourage your elected representatives to support legislation that incorporates humanitarian considerations into U.S. foreign policy decision-making, shines the light on antidemocratic actors, and holds human rights abusers accountable. Finally, Congress should take actions to strengthen American democracy and demonstrate the vitality of our multi-racial democracy.