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11/14/01 at 22:28:23 |
Bismillah and salam 1.palestinian women prisoners PALESTINIAN WOMEN PRISONERS > > > > > > > > > > > > To: Human Rights Activists > > > > > > > > Palestinian women have played a key role throughout the struggle > > > > for independence over the long years of Israeli occupation. As a result, > > > > many women have been arrested, for political reasons, held in solitary > > > > confinement, forced to give birth in their prison cells, tortured, > > > > verbally and sexually abused and threatened. Many are held among Israeli > > > > criminal prisoners, as well. They have been subjected to extreme brutal > > > > and violent conditions, deprived of basic human needs and prisoner's > > > > rights, contradicting by this major international declarations, > > > > agreements and principles. > > > > > > > > Despite harsh conditions, Palestinian women prisoners have shown > > > > strength, perseverance, internal unity and solidarity. Before the > > > > outbreak of the current Intifada, the number of Palestinian women > > > > prisoners comprised five, yet since the end of September 2000, five > > > > additional women were arrested, two of which are minors, totaling the > > > > number to ten. Following is a list of their names: > > > > > > > > 1. Suna Al- Ra'i (33 years old) > > > > 2. Maha Al-'Ik (24 years old) > > > > 3. Nisreen Taha (26 years old) > > > > 4. Su'ad Ghazal (17 years old) > > > > 5. Amneh Muna (25 years old) > > > > 6. 'Abeer 'Issa 'Amro (20 years old) > > > > 7. Sara 'Issa 'Amro (15 years old) > > > > 8. Wijdan Ahmad Bujeh (22 years old) > > > > 9. 'Abeer Abu-Khdeir (33 years old) (Released) > > > > 10. Hana' Abu-Khdeir (32 years old) (Released) > > > > > > > > The Women's Affairs Technical Committee demands the following: > > > > * Immediate release of all Palestinian women political prisoners. > > > > * Ensure safe, secure and at least the standard imprisonment > > > > conditions. > > > > * Separate political prisoners from criminal prisoners. > > > > * Put an end to all forms of torture, physical, psychological, or > > > > mental. > > > > > > > > We call upon all conscientious people world wide to support our > > > > cause, in an attempt to release the political prisoners, end their > > > > suffering and torture. > > > > > > > > Please add your name on this site: > > > > <http://www.PetitionOnline.com/wadda01/petition.html> > > > > below and forward this petition for others to sign. > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > The Undersigned > > > > > > > > > > > > The Palestinian women prisoners Petition to Human Rights Activists was > > > > created by International and written by Women's Affairs Technical > > > > Committee. > > > > This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public > > > > service. > > > > > > > > Send this to a friend > > > > 2. Aid to Afghanistan Dear Friend of 9-11peace.org, Thank you for being part of our immensely popular online petition. Over 500,000 of us from 190 countries signed, and I'll tell you more about how our message was delivered to world leaders below. Unfortunately, we need to act again, now. According to the United Nations, over 900,000 Afghans are starving to death as we speak. Another 6.6 million are in danger of dying within the next few months. When winter arrives in under two weeks, relief organizations will be unable to get aid to many Afghan refugees. Please, please call on your country's leadership to do everything in their power to get aid to the Afghan people NOW. You can do so very easily at: http://www.9-11peace.org/aid.php3 There's more information about this potential humanitarian disaster below. But first, if you don't want to hear from us again, just go to: http://www.9-11peace.org/optout.php3 WHAT WE'VE DONE In early October, we delivered over half a million online signatures from 190 countries to: * U.S. President Bush; * NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson; * European Commission President Romano Prodi. In Great Britain, MP Lynne Jones and three other Members of Parliament delivered the petition by hand to Prime Minister Tony Blair. Media around the world wrote about our effort, from the Chicago Sun-Times to the South China Morning Post. WHAT WE CAN DO NEXT Call on world leaders to make aid to the Afghan people a priority: http://www.9-11peace.org/aid.php3 The prolonged bombing has worsened the plight of the Afghan people because aid organizations haven't been able to get food and medicine into the country. The food dropped by the US is woefully inadequate for the 7 million Afghans who rely on aid. With the Northern Alliance's capture of most of Northern Afghanistan, aid organizations may finally be able to bring large quantities food and medicine into the country. But unless the US and its allies facilitate the delivery, hundreds of thousands of people may die. It's crucial that world leaders hear from us now. They need to know that we are counting on them to prevent the imminent starvation of millions of innocent people, and that this should be one of the highest priorities for the next few weeks. They need to know that we don't want to have to explain to our grandchildren why our countries allowed one of the largest mass starvations in history to take place. Tell them now: http://www.9-11peace.org/aid.php3 Some facts about the aid crisis: * The UN estimates that 7.5 million Afghan refugees rely on food and medical aid to survive. * Of these, 900,000 face imminent starvation. * Nearly 20% of those struggling to survive are children under 5. * Recent bombing attacks have damaged the warehouses of the International Red Cross as well as the United Nations World Food Programme. The agencies' staff, laborers and truckers are now afraid to load, unload or transport food inside Afghanistan. * Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam International, and officials in the UN have all called for a stop in the bombing so that aid can be delivered before it's too late. More information about the aid crisis in Afghanistan is available at the website above. Thank you. Many lives are at stake, but if we act now, we can change the face of this conflict. Sincerely, Eli Pariser 9-11peace.org November 14, 2001 |
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