Last week, 167 Members of Congress wrote President Obama asking him to directly engage President Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and resolve the crisis created by DRC’s suspension of Exit Permits for legally adopted children.
Tragically, 10 stuck children who were waiting to come into their adoptive families have already died from preventable causes, including malaria and malnutrition. Lets not let another child die. Nearly 800 more stuck children are counting on us.
We respectfully request that you raise this human rights crisis with President Kabila prior to his attendance at the African Leaders Summit on August 5-6, 2014, and then use the opportunity of the Summit to press for a firm resolution. Please help to bring these children home.