Ask Congress to attend this important hearing on Russian war crimes

This Wednesday, July 10, there will be an important hearing in Congress about Russian war crimes in Ukraine and Syria.

Please call the offices of your 3 members of Congress, and ask them to attend this hearing in person.

You have 2 Senators and 1 Representative. You can find their office’s phone numbers with this easy tool.

  • If you can, call during DC office hours.
  • If not – leave a voice message on the answering machine with the details. A staffer will log it in the morning.

We have outlined a suggested call script in the graphic below to make this easy:

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Event details:

US Helsinki Commission hearing:

Putin’s Syrian Puppet: War Crimes and Complicity from Syria to Ukraine

  • When: Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 2:00 pm
  • Where: Rayburn 2247

All members of Congress (House AND Senate) are invited. They do not need to be members of the Commission to participate.

Full details on the Commission’s official website

Why is this important?

  • It is important for members of Congress and their staff to hear the details of Russian war crimes that will be presented.
  • The more members of Congress attend this hearing, the more attention it will get: from the press, from other members of Congress, and from the Administration.

Decision-makers need to take this issue seriously. Ask your members of Congress to attend!