We’re going back to Court

Dear AVAC friends, 

We are writing to share updates on our legal battle against the United States government.  

Three weeks ago, AVAC, as well as the Global Health Council and partners, sued the U.S. State Department and government officials including the President, to end the freeze on foreign assistance funding that is harming global health and development programs, including lifesaving HIV prevention efforts. 

On February 13, a US federal district court immediately granted a temporary restraining order and directed the government to lift the freeze and restore funding while our lawsuit progresses. Since then, the administration has repeatedly refused to restart funding, and the court has made clear more than once that the continued freeze is unlawful.  

Now we have a court date: this Thursday, March 6 at 2pm Eastern Standard Time, we will be in Washington, DC, to make the case for human rights, health and dignity – and the government paying its bills.  

This fight is far from over, and your support has been instrumental in reaching this point, and together, we can continue to champion the rights and health of communities worldwide. 

These are immensely challenging times for all of us, and it is easy to be paralyzed, overwhelmed and depressed. But we’ve all come too far for that to be the new normal. Lives, economies and democracies depend on our collective ability to stand up and fight back. 

Thank you for standing with us,
Mitchell Warren, AVAC Executive Director