This week, the International Criminal Court was finally able to start its first trial, that of accused war criminal Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Lubanga, a militia commander in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is accused of recruiting and utilizing child soldiers in the brutal conflict taking place there.

Despite this groundbreaking progress towards international justice, the U.S. still does not engage with the ICC. Bill Clinton, as one of his final acts at President, signed the Rome Statute that set the framework for the court, but George Bush dispatched John Bolton to the UN to "un-sign" the agreement in 2002, beginning a unilateral campaign of active opposition to the court.

Our country has the resources and technology to help the court convict the world's most heinous criminals, and we want YOU to stand up for America's legacy as a world leader in protecting human rights.

WRITE TO THE ADMINISTRATION TODAY TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. RE-ENGAGING WITH THE ICC. We think this needs to be a top priority for President Obama - let him know that you think so, too. Click the link to send him an email in less than 30 seconds.

The first step: the U.S. needs to sit as an observer at the Assembly of State Parties, the ICC's governing body. The Assembly meets this February 9 - 13 in New York, and the U.S. needs to be there.

The next step: The U.S. needs to further support the ICC by re-signing the ICC Treaty, and we need to do it within the first six months of the new administration.