[865] in peace2
petition for women's rights
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karen Sachs)
Fri Jul 6 12:13:41 2001
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Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 12:13:26 -0400
From: Karen Sachs <karens@MIT.EDU>
Please take 3 minutes out of your life to do your part. And be sure
to include other members of your household who are willing to sign.
Oprah recently had a show about this atrocity and it was heartbreaking.
Petition to the United Nations Background Information: Madhu, the
government of Afghanistan, is waging a war upon women. Since the
Taliban took power in 1996, women have had to wear burqua and have
been beaten and stoned in public for not having the proper attire,
even if this means simply not having the mesh covering in front of
their eyes. One woman was beaten to death by an angry mob of
fundamentalists for accidentally exposing her arm(!) while she was
driving. Another was stoned to death for trying to leave the country
with a man that was not a relative.
Women are not allowed to work or even go out in public without a male
relative; professional women such as professors, translators,
doctors, lawyers, artists and writers have been forced from their
jobs and restricted to their homes. Homes where a woman is present
must have their windows painted so that she can never be seen by
outsiders. They must wear silent shoes so that they are never heard.
Women live in fear of their lives for the slightest misbehaviour.
Because they cannot work, those without male relatives or husbands
are either starving to death or begging in the street,even if they
hold Ph.D.'s. Depression is becoming so widespread that it has
reached emergency levels. There is no way in such an extreme Islamic
society to know the suicide rate with certainty, but relief workers
are estimating that the suicide rate among women must be
extraordinarily high: those who cannot find proper medication and
treatment for severe depression and would rather take their lives
than live in such conditions. At one of the rare hospitals for women,
a reporter found still, nearly lifeless bodies lying motionless on
top of beds, wrapped in their burqua, unwilling to speak, eat,or do
anything, but slowly wasting away. Others have gone mad and were seen
crouched in corners, perpetually rocking or crying, most of them in
fear. It is at the point where the term "human rights violations" has
become an understatement.
Husbands have the power of life and death over their women relatives,
especially their wives, but an angry mob has just as much right to
stone or beat a woman, often to death, for exposing an inch of flesh
or offending them in the slightest way.
Women enjoyed relative freedom: to work, to dress generally as they
wanted, and to drive and appear in public alone until only 1996. The
rapidity of this transition is the main reason for the depression and
suicide; Women who were once educators or doctors or simply used to
basic human freedoms are now severely restricted and treated as
subhuman in the name of right-wing fundamentalist Islam. It is not
their tradition or 'culture', but it is alien to them, and it is
extreme even for those cultures where fundamentalism is the rule.
Everyone has a right to a tolerable human existence, even if they are
women in a Muslim country. If we can threaten military force in
Kosovo in the name of human rights for the sake of ethnic Albanians,
citizens of the world can certainly express peaceful outrage at the
oppression, murder and injustice committed against women by the
Taliban.
STATEMENT: In signing this, we agree that the current treatment of
women in Afghanistan is completely UNACCEPTABLE and deserves action
by the United Nations and that the current situation will not be tolerated.
Women's Rights is not a small issue anywhere, and it is UNACCEPTABLE
for women in 2001 to be treated as subhuman and as much as property.
Equality and human decency is a fundamental RIGHT, not a freedom to
be granted, whether one lives in Afghanistan or elsewhere.
1) Giuliana D. Black, Daly City, CA, USA
2) Mariam Nayiny, Palo Alto, CA, USA
3) Sunaina Gulati-Ruh, Palo Alto, CA USA
4) Megan McCaslin, Palo Alto, CA USA
5) Blake Hallanan, San Francisco, Ca. USA
6) Kit Henderson, Sacramento, CA USA
7) Kara Myers, San Francisco, CA, USA
8) Ellen Tilden, San Francisco, CA, USA
9) Vanessa Ross, San Francisco, CA, USA
10) Jenna Shaw- Battista, San Francisco, CA, USA
11) Jeanne Racik, B!erkeley, CA, USA
12) Julie Silas, Oakland, CA, USA
13) Renee Longstreet, Tarzana, CA, USA
14) Susan Johnson, Encino, CA, USA
15) Kenneth Johnson, Encino, CA, USA
16) Terri Treas, Los Angeles, CA, USA
17) Amy Retzinger, North Hollywood, CA, USA
18) Babette Crooms, Los Angeles, CA, USA
19) Olivia Kienzel; Santa Barbara, CA, USA
20) Sean Dexheimer, Los Angeles, CA, USA
21) Elio Chavez, Jr., Pasadena, CA, USA
22) Greg%?'XKastigar, Los Angeles, CA, USA
23) Robert Collie, Los Angeles, CA, USA
24) Jeff Garvin, Brea, CA, USA
25) Tricia Allen, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
26) Joleen Nordstrom ~ Hollywood, CA, USA
27) Theresa Donahoe - Martinez,CA, USA
28) Jennifer Horn - Concord, CA, USA
29) Roxanne Ryan - Alamo, CA, USA
30) Miriam Tyler- San Jose CA, USA
31) John Burns- San Jose CA, USA
32) Kristin Lynn Minick- Fort Worth TX, USA
33) Jeff Neal- Marietta, GA, USA
34) Anna Neal- Marietta, GA, USA
35) Frances Murley-Fort Worth, TX, USA
36) David Murley-London, England, UK
37) Jillian Dykhouse, Colleyville, TX, USA
38) Bonnie Dykhouse,Colleyville,TX, USA
39) Nancy Williams, Colleyville, TX, USA
40) Georgene Farr, Sterling Heights, MI, USA
41) Joanne Arensberg, Riverview, MI, USA
42) Luann Ouellette, Vermillion, SD, USA
43) Sandie Sullivan, Vermillion, SD, USA
44) Troy Nelson, Minneapolis, MN USA
45) Joseph Miller, Minneapolis, MN USA
46) Kathleen Miller, White Bear Lake, MN USA
47) Jerry Marquis, Mpls. Mn. USA
48) Julie Stokes, Coon Rapids, MN USA
49) Tracy Ford, Blaine, MN USA
50) Sheila Lawrence, Monticello, MN USA
51) Brenda Kitchen, Westlake Village, Calif!ornia,USA
52) Teresa Burke, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
53) Bruce Ehrlich, Sherman Oaks, CA USA
54) Yllania Francis, Los Angeles, CA USA
55) Drew Hedin, Los Angeles, CA USA
56) Laura Paridon, Laguna Woods, CA USA
57) Jeanie Hagedorn, Des Moines, IA USA
58) Sue Christensen, Des Moines, IA USA
59) Sybil Finken, Glenwood, IA USA
60) Luke Finken, Earth
61) Doug Gerace, Lincoln, NE USA
62) Cheryl Gerace, NE, USA
63) Sheri Lew, CO, USA
64) Raven Grace, Boulder, CO, USA
65) Martha M.Mertz, EL, Michigan, USA
66) Colleen R. Cooper, Okemos, Michigan, USA
67) Barbara J. Sawyer-Koch, East Lansing, MI, USA
68) Margaret A. Meyers, Okemos, Michigan, USA
69) Mary Helen Espes, Okemos, Michigan, USA
70) Maureen Kirchhoff, Allenspark, CO, USA
71) Bart Johnson, Err, France
72) Sharon!O'Connor, Olympia, WA USA
73) Nancy Irving, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
74) Martha Lindley, Seattle, WA, USA
75) Judith Alexander, Woodinville, WA, USA
76) Arlene B. Hawkinson, Seattle, WA, USA
77) Christine E. Mobley, Bothell, WA, USA
78) Trudie Breen, CA, USA
79) Catherine Standiford, CA, USA
80) Beverly Truett, AZ, USA
81) Christine Meehan, AZ, USA
82) Janice Gilbert, Valley Center, CA, USA
83) Dawna Upchurch, Anchorage, AK, USA
84) Roxanna Groves, Olympia, WA, USA
85) Lynda Lynde, Helena, MT, USA
86) Constance Gelu, University Place, WA, USA
87) Jodi Woolett, Tacoma, WA, USA
88) Lisa I. Reeves- Lynden, WA, USA
89) Amanda James-Bow, WA, USA
90) Kelli J. Smith, New Port Richey, FL, USA
91) Chris Poirier, Largo, FL, USA
92) Mike Carpenter, Palmetto, FL, USA
93) Alice Pryor, Melbourne, FL, USA
94) Ellen Catano, Manchester, NH, USA
95) Bevely Jennings, Cincinnati, OH, USA
96) Linda Feely, Norwood, OH, USA
97) Sherry Stidham, Norwood, OH, USA
98) Brittany Brown, Cincinnati, OH, USA
99) Sandy Brown, Cincinnati, Oh, USA
100) Tim Brown, Cincinnati, OH, USA
101) Pat Brown, Cincinnati, OH, USA
102) Amy Cregger, Memphis, TN, USA
103) Kay Emerick, Logan, OH, USA
104) Paula Byrne, Dublin, Ireland
104) Trina Bookman, Logan, OH, USA
105) Mary Samuelson, St. Louis, MO, USA
106) Jeannette Ward, Memphis, TN, USA
107) Elisabeth Davis, Memphis, TN, USA
108) Rose Klimek, Memphis, TN, USA
109) Barbara K. White, Hoquiam, WA, USA
110) Paula J. Eriksen, Palm Harbor, FL, USA
111) Rag!nar Eriksen, Palm Harbor, FL, USA
112) MARILYN KING, CLEARWATER, FL, USA
113) Barbara Stiner, Oldsmar, FL, USA
114) Jac'line Weisgerber, Clearwater, FL, USA
115) Charlotte Beadles, Douglasville, GA, USA
116) Jody Hoadley, Powder Springs, GA, USA
117) Hope Howard, Atlanta, GA, USA
118) Cliff Howard, Atlanta, GA, USA
119) Kay Chicoine, Atlanta, GA, USA
120) Mark Chicoine, Atlanta, GA, USA
121) Paula King, Lexington, KY, USA
122) Sally Weissman, Minneapolis, Mn, USA
123) Susan Abbott, New Brighton, MN, USA
124) Rachel Fine, St. Louis Park, MN, USA
125) Deb Harley, Eden Prairie, MN, USA
126) Barb Handahl, Faribault, MN,USA
127) Ann Olson, Chamberlain, SD, USA
128) Deb Hunt, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
129) Anne Frankman, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
130) Susie Kostel, Tabor, SD, USA
131) Julie Anderson, Mount Prospect, IL, USA
132) Janet Tilden, Fremont, NE, USA
133) Debbie Bowman, Kingston Springs, TN, USA
134) Shari Watkins, Franklin, TN, USA
135) Teresa Beck, Columbia, TN, USA
136) Amy Stephens, Brentwood, TN, USA
137) Vicki Warren, Lyles, TN, USA
138) Linda Lupo, Westland, MI, USA
139) Cathie McClary, Clinton Twp. MI, USA
140) Diane Catellane, Clinton Twp. MI, USA
141) Judy Mellen, Clarkston, MI, USA
142) Donna Waite, Lake Orion, MI, USA
143) Ann Acton, South Lyon, MI, USA
145) Tami Hall, South Lyon, MI, USA
146) Wendy Belsley, South Lyon, MI, USA
147) Gretel Coombs, East Lansing, MI, USA
148) Mike Jones, Lansing, MI, USA
149) Jeff Jones, Atlanta, GA, USA
150) Marion Jones , Atlanta, GA , USA
151) Pat Scott, Enumclaw, WA, USA
152) Bob Panzer, Houston, TX, USA
153) Pat Panzer, Houston, TX, USA
154) Joe Schwartz, Jacksonville, AL, USA
155) Stefanie Walfield, Fayetteville, NC, USA
156) Liz Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA
157) Christine Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA
156) Mike Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA
157) Randy Parsons, Eatonton, GA, USA
158) Bonita Platner, Kirkwood, NY, USA
159) Ralph Platner, Kirkwood, NY, USA
160) Charles Lundquist, Binghamton, NY, USA
161) Tracy Rowe, Hollywood, CA, USA
162) Daniel Raphael New York, NY, USA
163) Ann Brameier, New York, NY, USA
164) Kazuko Tao, Healdsburg, CA, USA
165) Shelley Zavat, Rio Nido, CA, USA
166) Kendall Smith, Fort Bragg, CA, USA
167) Candi Zizek, Sacramento, CA, USA
168) Annette Blackwood, West Hartford, CT, USA
169) Frank Sentner, West Hartford, CT, USA
170) Ann Steadman, Roanoke, VA, USA
171) George Steadman, Roanoke, VA, USA
172) Elizabeth Byam,Washington, DC, USA
173) Mary Dougal,Montclair, NJ, USA
174) Kathleen Ennen, Champaign, IL, USA
175) Patricia S. Berky, Baltimore, MD, USA
176) Wahiba Abu-Ras, Old Bridge, NJ, USA
177) Magdi Awad, Old Bridge, NJ, USA
178) Melissa Joralemon, NY, USA
179) Vida Cofie-Robertson, NJ, USA
180) Sema Gurun, NY, USA
181) Sahika Yildirim, UB, Mongolia
182) Ceylan Orhun, Istanbul, Turkey
183) Efsa Kuraner, Istanbul, Turkey
184) Meyzi Barin, Istanbul, Turkey
185) Marie-Aude Serra, Istanbul, Turkey
186) Gil Serra, Istanbul, Turkey
187) Brian Wilks, France
188) Yuni Nixon, Canada
189) John Nixon, Canada
190) Anne-Marie Dekker, Canada
191) Daryl Duke, Canada
194) MARGO LANE, TORONTO, CANADA
195) val ross, Toronto, Canada
196) Jane Rowland, Toronto, Canada
197) Elizabeth Renzetti, Los Angeles, CA, USA
198) Jennifer Sudbury, Toronto, Canada
199) Anna Withrow, Toronto, Canada
200) Erin Boyce, Toronto, Canada
201) Lauren Boyce, Leesburg, USA
202) Donna Hoeltzel, Yarker, Ontario, Canada
203) Jennifer Hoeltzel, Yarker, Ontario, Canada
204) Jaime Hoeltzel, Yarker, Ontario, Canada
205) Wendy Nelson-Hoeltzel, Centreville, Ontario, Canada
206) Lori Hunt, Yarker, Ontario, Canada
207) Janice Beecher, British Columbia, Canada
208) Diana Johannesma, British Columbia, Canada
209) Lynn Heslop, British Columbia, Canada
210) Sharon Fulton, British Columbia, Canada
211) Della Fulton, British Columbia, Canada
212) Glenn Fulton, British Columbia, Canada
213) Heather Lawson, British Columbia, Canada
214) Virg Betker, British Columbia, Canada
215) Grace Gill, British Columbia, Canada
216) George Gill, British Columbia, Canada
217) Terry Brown, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
218) Vivianna Brown, Ontario, Canada
219) Charles Cottle, Montreal, Canada
220) Linda Marschall, Dorval, Quebec, Canada
221) Hank Gigandet, Dorval, Quebec, Canada
222) Donna Belanger, Roxboro, Quebec, Canada
223) James Sheen, Roxboro, Quebec, Canada
224) Julie Lapierre, Lasalle, Quebec, Canada
225) Lincoln Serjue, Lasalle, Quebec, Canada
226) Earl Henophy, Kirkland,Quebec,Canada
227) Katherine Peacock, Kirkland, Quebec, Canada
228) Heather Sawchuk, Pierrefonds, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
229) Sharon Coughlin, D.D.O, Quebec, Canada
230) Nathalie Blais, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada
231) Ghada Makhlouf, Dorval, Quebec, Canada
232) Elaine Rosenberg, Montreal, Canada
233) Brigitte Maheux, Montreal, Canada
234) Regis Blais, Montreal, Canada
235) Mark Goldberg, PhD, Montreal, Canada
236) Erin Mayo, Montreal, Canada
237) Benjamin Mayo, Montreal, Canada
238) Mostafa Elhilali, Montreal, Canada
239) Glenna Elhilali, Montreal, Canada
240) Joao Luiz Pippi Salle, Montreal, Canada
241) Maria Lucia Machado, Porto Alegre, Brazil
242) Nicola Law, Montreal, Canada
243) Shahrzad Esmaeili, Vancouver, Canada
244) Masoud Hashemi, Amherst, MA, U.S.A.
245) Teimour Safari, Toronto, Canada
246) Lucy Safari, Toronto, Canada
247) Sussan Safari, Tehran, Iran
248) Terry Dehdashty, Dubai, UAE
249) iona richardson, Dubai, UAE
250) Lisa Vella, Dubai, UAE
251) Nicky McKay, Dubai, UAE
252) Peter Gooden
253) Peter Sinclair, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
254) Henri Szeps, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
255) David Williamson, Sunshine Beach, AUSTRALIA
256) Peter North, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
257) Miranda McLeish, AUSTRALIA
258) Caroline Pollard, Cambridge, UK
259) Matt Roberts, Cambridge, UK
260) Dharmendra Lad, Cambridge, UK
261) Kiran Mistry, London, UK
262) Mitesh Patel, London, UK
263) CHHAYA CHAUHAN , LONDON, UK
264) Nilesh R Parmar, London, UK
265) Hannah Clifford, Co.Kerry, Ireland
266) Niamh O'Mahony, Co. Kerry , IRELAND
267) Eileen Murphy
268) Mairead O'Carroll, Co. Kerry, Ireland
269) Linda Greener, Ireland
270) Madeline Prendergast, Ireland
271) Ikuko Wright, Ireland
272) Harumi Moroney, Ireland
273) Linda Wolfe, Ireland
274) Aishling Brady, Co. Meath, Ireland
275) Emma Potterton, Co Meath, Ireland
276) Karen O Connor, Co Meath, Ireland
277) Elma Campbell, Co Meath, Ireland
278) Karen Donegan, Co. Meath, Ireland
279) P. K. Odle, Monterey Park, CA, USA
280) Ximena Salazar, Torrance, CA, USA
281) Silvia Kaupert, Miami, FL, USA
282) Colin Stent, Twickenham, UK
283) Mark Salisbury, Oxford, England
284) David Phillips, Oxford, UK
285) Julia Gore, Oxford, UK
286) Ruth Porter, Oxford, UK
287) Beryl Porter, Oxford UK
288) David Porter, Oxford UK
289) Graham Ross, Oxford, UK
290) Mohi Rezvani, Oxford, UK
291) Katherine Lamb, Brighton, UK
292) Victoria Das-Gupta, London, UK
293) Rana Das-Gupta, London, UK
294) Kirsty Smith, MA, USA
295) Karen Sachs, MA, USA
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