About Beating & Stoning of Women in Afganistan.
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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 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 subhuman and as so much
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
8) Ellen Tilden, San Francisco, CA
9) Vanessa Ross, San Francisco, CA
10) Jenna Shaw- Battista, San Francisco, CA
11) Jeanne Racik, B!erkeley, CA
12) Julie Silas, Oakland, CA
13) Renee Longstreet, Tarzana, CA
14) Susan Johnson, Encino, CA
15) Kenneth Johnson, Encino, CA
16) Terri Treas, Los Angeles, CA
17) Amy Retzinger, North Hollywood, CA
18) Babette Crooms, Los Angeles, CA
19) Olivia Kienzel; Santa Barbara, CA
20) Sean Dexheimer, Los Angeles, CA
21) Elio Chavez, Jr., Pasadena, CA
22) Gregory Kastigar, Los Angeles, CA
23) Robert Collie, Los Angeles, CA
24) Jeff Garvin, Brea, CA
25) Tricia Allen, Sherman Oaks, CA
26) Joleen Nordstrom ~ Hollywood, CA
27) Theresa Donahoe - Martinez,CA
28) Jennifer Horn - Concord, CA
29) Roxanne Ryan - Alamo, CA
30) Miriam Tyler- San Jose CA
31) John Burns- San Jose CA
32) Kristin Lynn Minick- Fort Worth TX
33) Jeff Neal- Marietta, GA
34) Anna Neal- Marietta, GA
35) Frances Murley-Fort Worth, TX
36) David Murley-London, England, UK
37) Jillian Dykhouse, Colleyville, TX
38) Bonnie Dykhouse,Colleyville,TX
39) Nancy Williams, Colleyville, TX
40) Georgene Farr, Sterling Heights, MI
41) Joanne Arensberg, Riverview, MI
42) Luann Ouellette, Vermillion, SD
43) Sandie Sullivan, Vermillion, SD
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
63) Sheri Lew, CO
64) Raven Grace, Boulder, CO
65) Martha M.Mertz, EL, Michigan
66) Colleen R. Cooper, Okemos, Michigan
67) Barbara J. Sawyer-Koch, East Lansing, MI
68) Margaret A. Meyers, Okemos, Michigan
69) Mary Helen Espes, Okemos, Michigan
70) Maureen Kirchhoff, Allenspark, CO
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) Trina Bookman, Logan, OH USA
105) X-Mozilla-Status: 0009uis, 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, 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 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, 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.
158) Bonita Platner, Kirkwood, NY. USA
159) Ralph Platner, Kirkwood, NY. USA
160) Charles Lundquist, Binghamton, N.Y. U.S.A.
161) Tracy Rowe, Hollywood, CA USA
162) Daniel Raphael New York, New York 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, California 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) Ayse Taylan, Istanbul, Turkiye
183) Kemal Gencay, Istanbul, Turkiye
184) Vehbi Gencay, Ankara, Turkiye
185) N. Suzan Kincal, Ankara, T?Ekiye
186) Handan Tezel, Ottawa, Canada
187) Ayse Senatalar, Istanbul, Turkiye
188) Zeynep Ilsen Onsan, Istanbul, Turkiye
189) Jak Kornfilt,Istanbul, Turkiye
190) Ilona Kornfilt,Istanbul,Turkiye
191) Anna Droste
192) Ersin Takla,Istanbul, Turkey
193) R. Oguz Bozkurt, Istanbul, Turkey
194) Sevda Bozkurt, Istanbul, Turkey
195) Liliana Saban, Strasbourg France
196) Yael Albukrek, London, UK
197) Fabiana Di Porto, Rome, Italy
198) Micaela Pavoncello, Rome Italy
199) Marnie Silver, Toronto, ON, Canada
200) Andrew Muroff, Toronto, ON, Canada
201) Natalie Witkin, ON, Canada
202) Althea Johnson, Toronto,ON, Canada
203) Meredith Smith, Toronto, ON, Canada
204) Trina Hendry, Toronto, ON, Canada
205) Suzanne Scinto, Toronto, ON, Canada
206) Anne Lelovic, Toronto, ON, Canada
207) Jane Tucker, Toronto, ON, Canada
208) Leslie Bradley, Toronto, ON, Canada
209) Kathryn Durant, Toronto, ON, Canada
210) Keri-Lyn Durant, Winchester, UK
211) Lisa Keld, Portsmouth, UK
212) Karen Parrott
213) Laura HebbleThwaite, UK
214) Jessica Appleby,East Sussex, UK
215) Andrea Knowles, Brighton, UK
216) Sue Selby, Welling, UK
217) Diane Russell, Crawley, UK
218) Sally-Ann Graham, Crawley, UK
219) Gill Atkinson, Crawley, UK
220) Ian Merridue, Crawley, UK
221) Andrea Williams, Crawley, UK
222) Sangwon Ryu, Brighton, UK
223) Meryl Williams, Brighton, UK
224) Theresa K. Wakamatsu, Taiwan
225) David Diemer Smith, USA
226) Rosanne Gilks, London, UK
227) Robert Gilks, Hamilton,on., Canada
228) Mary Gilks, Hamilton, on., Canada
229) Lindsay Weston, Hurkett on, Canada
230) Denise Weston, Dorion ON, Canada
231) Leah Weston, Burlington ON, Canada
232) Sybil Moss, Greensville, ON, Canada
233) Rosemary O'Neill, Paris, ON, Canada
234) Jane Binkley Brantford ON Canada
235) Janet Rubas. Brantford, ON, Canada
236) Patricia Barton, Victoria, BC
237) Judith Kaufmann, Warkworth, ON Canada
238) Bill Stedwill, Toronto, ON, Canada
239) Wayne Glover, Toronto, ON Canada
240) Carol MacKinnon, Vancouver BC Canada
241) Marc Lattoni, Calgary, AB, Canada
242) Hugh Mitchell, Montreal Quebec, Canada
243) Elisabeth van Eyken, Lakefield, PQ, Canada
244) Michael Andrew Gill, North Plympton, Australia
245) Stephen John Gill,North Plympton, Australia
246) Henry K van Eyken, Lakefield, Québec, Canada
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