Guest guest Posted September 1, 2001 Report Share Posted September 1, 2001 Abuse of women in afghanistan > > > > I hope you feel you can sign the following petition. If you decide not >to > > forward this, please send it back to me. This is an actual petition, and > > " signatures " will be lost if you drop the line. Please take 3 minutes out >of > > your life to do your part. > > > > 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 misbehavior. 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 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 overseas 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 subhumans. 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 ??ngeles, CA, USA > > 17) Amy Retzinger, North Hollywood, CA, USA > > 18) Babette Crooms, Los ??ngeles, CA, USA > > 19) ivia Kienzel; Santa B??rbara, CA, USA > > 20) Sean Dexheimer, Los ??ngeles, CA, USA > > 21) Elio Ch??vez, Jr., Pasadena, CA, USA > > 22) Gregory Kastigar, Los ??ngeles, CA, USA > > 23) Robert Collie, Los ??ngeles, CA, USA > > 24) Jeff Garvin, Brea, CA, USA > > 25) Tricia Allen, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA > > 26) Joleen Nordstrom - Hollywood, CA, USA > > 27) Theresa Donahoe - Mart??nez, CA, USA > > 28) Jennifer Horn - Concord, CA, USA > > 29) Roxanne Ryan - ??lamo, CA, USA > > 30) Miriam Tyler - San Jos??, CA, USA > > 31) John Burns - San Jos??, 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 ??ngeles, CA, USA > > 55) Drew Hedin, Los ?ngel, 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, IA, USA > > 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 Lindle 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) Caroline Tendler, Hareham, Hants. UK > > 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) 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, Florida, USA > > 111) Rag!nar Eriksen, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA > > 112) Marilyn King, Clearwater, , 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, S.D., USA > > 128) Deb Hunt, Sioux Falls, S.D., 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, BrentwoodTN, 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 > > 144) Tami Hall, South Lyon, MI, USA > > 145) Wendy Belsley, South Lyon, MI, USA > > 146) Gretel Coombs, East Lansing, MI, USA > > 147) Mike Jones, Lansing, MI, USA > > 148) Jeff Jones, Atlanta, GA, USA > > 149) Marion Jones, Atlanta, GA ,USA > > 150) Pat Scott, Enumclaw, WA, USA > > 151) Bob Panzer, Houston, TX, USA > > 152) Pat Panzer, Houston, TX, USA > > 153) Joe Schwartz, Jacksonville, AL, USA > > 154) Stefanie Walfield, Fayetteville, NC, USA > > 155) Liz Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA > > 156) Christine Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA > > 157) Mike Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA > > 158) Randy Parsons, Eatonton, Ga., Usa > > 159) Bonita Platner, Kirkwood, NY., USA > > 160) Ralph Platner, Kirkwood, NY., USA > > 161) Charles Lundquist, Binghamton, N.Y., U.S.A. > > 162) Tracy Rowe, Hollywood, CA, USA > > 163) Daniel Raphael, New York, New York, USA > > 164) Ann Brameier, New York, NY, USA > > 165) Kazuko Tao, Healdsburg, Ca, USA > > 166) Shelley Zavat, Rio Nido, Ca., USA > > 167) Kendall Smith, Fort Bragg, Ca, USA > > 168) Candi zek, Sacramento, California, USA > > 169) Annette Blackwood, West Hartford, CT, USA > > 170) Frank Sentner, West Hartford, CT, USA > > 171) Ann Steadman, Roanoke, VA, USA > > 172) George Steadman, Roanoke, VA, USA > > 173) Elizabeth Byam, Washington, DC, USA > > 174) Mary Dougal, Montclair, NJ, USA > > 175) Kathleen Ennen, Champaign, Il., USA > > 176) Patricia S. Berky, Baltimore, Md., USA > > 177) Wahiba Abu-Ras, Old Bridge, NJ., USA > > 178) Magdi Awad, Old Bridge, NJ, USA > > 179) Melissa Joralemon, NY, USA > > 180) Vida Cofie-Robertson, NJ, USA > > 181) Sema Gurun, NY, USA > > 182)Sahika Yildirim, UB, Mongolia > > 183) Ayse Taylan, Istanbul, T?*rkiye > > 184) Kemal Gencay, Istanbul, T?*rkiye > > 185) A.Saim Arpat, Bodrum, T?*rkiye > > 186) Ali Karakurum, Ankara, T?*rkiye > > 187) Haluk Akkaya, Istanbul, T?*rkiye > > 188) Llu??s Mart??n i Calafell, Barcelona, Espa?a > > 189) Marilyn Wouters, Dubai, United Arab Emirates > > 190) Elena Schildgen, Dubai, United Arab Emirates > > 191) Karen Gynes, Dubai, United Arab Emirates > > 192) Nicola Adams, Auckland, New Zealand > > 193) Fiona Twitcher, Istanbul, Turkey > > 194) Dr.Louise Alldridge, Cambridge, England > > 195) Jenny Knight, Cambridge, England > > 196) Cynthia Parker, Montet, Switzerland > > 197) Susan Munns, Bogis Bossey, Switzerland > > 198) Julia Geer, Gland, Switzerland > > 199) Dina Kendall, Loughborough, Great Britain > > 200) Sally Kendall, Moray, Scotland > > 201) Will Shaman, Burford, England > > 202) Theolyn Cortens, Burford, England > > 203) Gudrun Getz, Burford, England > > 204) Tricia Sumner, Waltham Abbey, England > > 205) Christopher Sumner,Walthham Abbey, England > > 206) Kenton Sumner, Waltham Abbey, England > > 207) Ian Putwain, Meppershall, England > > 208) Xavier Norte, Norwich, England > > 209) Nik Grindley, London, England > > 210) Tobias Slater-Hunt, London, England > > 211) Venise Lebrasse, London,England > > 212) Cormac Fanning, London, England > > 213) Karl Moloney, London, England > > 214) Paolo Terra, London, England > > 215) Magda Dron , London, England > > 216) Joanne Spencer, London, England > > 217) Isabelle Arcis, Brussels, Belgium > > 218) Adrian Goodall, London, England > > 219) Linda Ramsey, Essex, England > > 220) Barbara Bill, Essex. England > > 221) Jo MacConville, Essex, England > > 222) Laura Carter, Essex, England > > 223) Graham Seary, Essex, England > > 224) Alex Nicholls-Lee, London, England > > 225) Oliver Usher, Herts, England > > 226) Claire Bush, Manchester, England > > 227) Lynn Massey, Manchester, England > > 228) Carol Mercer, Manchester, England > > 229) Clair Wright, Manchester, England > > 230) Maria J Grant, Manchester, England > > 231) Vicky M Statler, Leeds, England > > 232) Neil A Jeffery, Lincoln, England > > 233) Judy Reeves, Fareham, Hants > > 234) Lynne Ewer Morgan Alresford Hants UK > > 235) Jenny Crespo, Bracknell, Berkshire UK > > 236) Di Davis, Bracknell, Berkshire UK > > 237) Cris Iles-Wright, Hampshire, UK > > 238) Tracy Iles-Wright, Hampshire, UK > > 239) Jonny Ablewhite, Wolverhampton, UK > > 240) Louise Sandwith, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK 241) Anne Grainger, Northumberland, UK 242) Pauline Grainger, Northumberland, UK 243) William Grainger, Northumberland,UK 244) Catriona Grainger, Northumberland, UK 245) Alasdair Grainger, Northumberland, UK > > DIRECTIONS: PLEASE COPY this email on to a new message, sign the bottom >and > > forward it to everyone on your distribution lists. 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