[Sca-cooks] Women's Rights in Afghanistan Petition to the UN

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On Thu, 11 Oct 2001 09:13:36 -0400 you wrote:

>
> Subject: Women's Rights in Afghanistan
>
>   If you decide not to forward this, please send it back to me. This is
> an actual petition to the
> United Nations, and "signatures" will be lost if you drop the line.
> 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 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 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) 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, 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) Rehana Ahmad-Haque
> 182) Abdou Seye, Luanda-ANGOLA
> 182) Babacar N'diaye, Paris France
> 183) Fatou N'diaye Seye, NJ USA
> 184) Abdou Seye, NY, USA
> 185) Yumersis Amancio NY, USA
> 186) Salvador Cohen
> 187} Rolando Faistman
> 188} Alicia Libeson, NY, USA
> 189) Claudia Venturelli BA, Argentina
> 190) Diana Sommer, Tel Aviv, Israel
> 191) Francesca R. Carasso, Argentina
> 191) Shirley Moskow, Lexington, MA, USA
> 192) Laurie Moskow, Groton, MA USA
> 193) Jeff Moskow, Groton, MA USA
> 194) Janet Dracksdorf, Boston, MA USA
> 195) Stephen Mills, Boston, MA USA
> 196) Nancy Tag, New York, NY USA
> 197) Nicholas F. Scordato, New York, NY USA
> 198) Danny Dries, New York, NY USA
> 199) Ann Derry, New York, NY USA
> 200) Jennifer Crowell, Pacific Palisades, CA, USA
> 201) Alison Bryan Crowell, Pacific Palisades, CA USA
> 202) Eleanor Galt Crowell, Pacific Palisades, CA USA
> 203) Richard R. Crowell, Pacific Palisades, CA USA
> 204) Maggie Fellner Hunt, Pacific Palisades, CA USA
> 205) James K. Hunt, Pacific Palisades, CA USA
> 206) Anna Chen, Hong Kong
> 207) Tina Chen-Chardonnet, Oakland, CA, USA
> 208) Melodi Blackmore, Oakland, CA USA
> 209)Lara Pisicoli, San Francisco, CA USA
> 210) Francey Pisicoli, Calgary, AB Canada
> 211) Karen Lazaruk, Calgary, AB Canada
> 212) Sandra Heidt, Prince George, BC, Canada
> 213) Garner Keeling, Calgary, AB Canada
> 214) Jennifer Lucier, Tracy, CA USA
> 215) David R. James, Eureka. MT USA
> 216) D Kimberly Cary, Hayden, ID USA
> 217) Dawn McConnell, Coeur d Alene, ID USA
> 218.) Shannon Bennett, Hayden, Idaho USA
> 219) Melody Small, Rathdrum, Idaho, USA
> 220) Virginia R. Balser, Hayden, ID
> 221) Mr. & Mrs Robert Davis, Hayden, Id, USA
> 222) Mary Barton, Chico, CA
> 223) Roy Barton, Chico, CA
> 224) Darlene R. Saunders, Rail Road Flat, CA
> 225) Larry E. Saunders
> 226) Mary Peterson, Spokane, WA
> 227)Sarah Therriault Anchorage, Alaska
> 228) Linda D.G. Wong Honolulu, HI
> 229) Rodney Lau, Honolulu, HI, USA
> 230) Anna Lau, Honolulu, HI USA
> 231) Jennie Lau, Honolulu, HI USA
> 232) Mark Lau, Honolulu, HI USA
> 233) Debra Lee Wagner, Logan, UT USA
> 234) Joanne K. Phillips, Lahaina, HI USA
> 235) William Clark, Hilo, HI USA
> 236) Jan Hille, Hollister, CA
> 237) Lynn Terezas Livermore,Ca USA
> 238) Gary Price, Bakersfield, CA USA
> 239) Dottie Johns, Bakersfield, CA USA
> 240) Sonja Swenson, Bakersfield, CA USA
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> 245) Lenora Smith, Spring Valley, CA, USA
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> 247) Kimberly Smith, Spring Valley, CA,USA
> 248) Ray Adair, San Diego, CA,. USA
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> 250) Sheldon Sloan, Santa Monica, CA, USA
> 251) Jacqueline Connor, Santa Monica, Ca, USA
> 252) Kelly Anderson, Pacific Palisades, CA, USA
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> 255) Elizabeth B. Braun, Wilton, CT, USA
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> 257) Lyn Lansdale, Bethesda, MD USA
> 258) James Page Lansdale, Bethesda, MD USA
> 259) Susan Pitts Dykstra, McLean, VA, USA
> 260) Martha A. Last, McLean, VA, USA
> 261) David M. Lowry, Columbia, SC, USA
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> 263) Heather K. LaJoie, NC USA
> 264) Kathryn B. MacAlister, VA, USA
> 265) Bruce R. MacAlister, VA, USA
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> 267) Gary Steffey, VA, USA
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> 268) Steven G Hennessee, Richmond, Virginia
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