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A diverse coalition of human rights, faith-based, and ethnic groups are calling on President Biden to stop U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan’s Aliyev regime, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

In a letter sent to the White House on Tuesday, a dozen organizations voiced their “opposition to continued U.S. taxpayer-funded Section 333 (Capacity Building), Foreign Military Financing, International Military Education and Training, and other U.S. military or security assistance to the government of Azerbaijan, on the basis of Section 502B(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act and other provisions of U.S. law.” They closed their letter, stressing that, “in light of these concerns, and given Azerbaijan’s consistent pattern of violating internationally recognized human rights, we call upon you to suspend U.S. security and military assistance to Azerbaijan.”

Coalition members include: American Friends of Kurdistan, Armenian National Committee of America, Assyrian Policy Institute, Christian Solidarity International, Code Pink, Coptic Solidarity, Hellenic American Leadership Council, Hindu American Foundation, In Defense of Christians, Israeli-American Civic Action Network, Jewish World Watch, National Council of Churches, and Women for Weapons Trade Transparency.

The full text of the coalition letter is available online here.