On January 12, thirty-three civil society and business groups, including The Advocates for Human Rights, sent a letter to every member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate expressing their opposition to any efforts to narrow the world’s flagship anticorruption legislation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

In the letter, the groups said any narrowing of the FCPA, which serves as the model for other international anticorruption conventions and foreign anticorruption laws, would have "a negative effect on global commerce, human rights, and the standing of the U.S. in the world."

According to Simon Taylor of Global Witness, the Chamber of Commerce's proposed changes to the law, "could deliver a devastating blow to the fight against human rights abuses and corruption across the globe." 

To read the full letter sent by The Advocates and the other groups, click here.