No More Deaths is a coalition of communities and individuals of faith and conscience that works to end the suffering and deaths of migrants in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands.
We embrace an action plan that includes movable desert camps, support of migrant aid centers, maintenance of water stations, Samaritan patrols that search the desert for migrants in need, and advocacy on behalf of migrant-related issues.
Shanti and Daniel Fight Humanitarian Aid Charges
No More Deaths volunteers, Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, both 23, were arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol for medically evacuating 3 people in critical condition from the 105-degree Arizona desert in July 2005.
Shanti and Daniel were following the protocol of NMD training (acknowledged by NMD and US Border Patrol) by consulting medical professionals who advised them to evacuate the critically ill men to a medical facility, and then consulting a NMD attorney who approved the evacuation.
Their arrest and subsequent prosecution for providing humanitarian aid has shocked people of conscience around the world. These young humanitarians are facing prosecution by the US government which could result in a 15 year prison sentence.
We urgently need your help and support to stop this prosecution.
Statements from NMD representatives and supporters:
"...On the basis of the facts as presented, Amnesty International is supporting calls for the charges to be dropped in this case and considers that, if convicted and imprisoned, Daniel Strauss and Shanti Sellz would be prisoners of conscience."
NO MORE DEATHS
Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime
Summer Desert Work
The hottest part of the summer is just beginning. Once again, No More Deaths will have a continuous presence in the desert in order to take direct action to save lives. Join us this summer on the Arizona border.
We are now accepting volunteer applications.
Please email completed applications to action@nomoredeaths.org
We would appreciate applications as soon as possible- especially from those
interested in being a LONG-TERM volunteer this summer.
No More Deaths is comprised of individuals, faith communities, human rights advocates, and grassroots organizations who have come together to work for social justice in the Borderlands. We are a strong bi-national movement and invite both people of faith and people of conscience to join us through both direct and symbolic action.
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