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From: Norma R Farmilo <>
Subject: [FRY] Re: READ!!!!
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 08:16:59 -0800


Kathryn Mauney wrote:
>
> >Subject: Afghanistan>>The Government of Afghanistan
> is waging a war upon
> >women. Since the Taleban 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 stuffed into their homes, so that
> >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, who cannot find proper
> >medication and treatment for severe depression and
> >would rather take their lives than live in such
> >conditions, has increased significantly.
> >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 on the street, even if they hold
> >Ph.D.'s. There are almost no medical facilities
> >available for women, and relief workers, in protest,
> >have mostly left the country, taking medicine and
> >psychologists and other things necessary to treat the
> >sky-rocketing level of depression among women. 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.
> >One doctor is considering, when what little
> medication
> >that is left finally runs out, leaving these women in
> >front of the President's residence as a form of
> >peaceful protest. 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, dress generally as they
> >wanted, and 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 sub-human in the name of right-wing fundamentalist
> >Islam. It is not their tradition or 'culture', but 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 Taleban.
> >STATEMENT: In signing this, we agree that the current
> >treatment of women in Afghanistan is completely
> >UNACCEPTABLE and deserves support and 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 1999 to be treated as sub-human and so much
> >as property. Equality and human decency is a RIGHT
> not
> >a freedom, whether one lives in Afghanistan
> or>elsewhere.
> > >1) Suzanne Dathe, Grenoble, France 2) Laurence
> COMPARAT, Grenoble,France
> > >3) Philippe MOTTE, Grenoble, France 4) Jok
> FERRAND,Mont St Martin,France
> > >5) Emmanuelle PIGNOL, St Martin d'Heres, FRANCE
> > >6) Marie GAUTHIER, Grenoble, FRANCE 7) Laurent
> VESCALO, Grenoble,FRANCE
> > >8) Mathieu MOY, St Egreve, FRANCE
> 9) Bernard BLANCHET, Mont St Martin,FRANCE
> >10) Tassadite FAVRIE, Grenoble, FRANCE 11) Loic
> GODARD, St Ismier,FRANCE
> >12) Benedicte PASCAL, Grenoble, FRANCE 13) Khedaidj
> BENATIA, Grenoble,FRANCE
> >14) Marie-Therese LLORET, Grenoble,FRANCE 15)
> Benoit THEAU, Poitiers,FRANCE
> > >16) Bruno CONSTANTIN, Poitiers, FRANCE
> 17) Christian COGNARD, Poitiers,FRANCE> >18) Robert
> GARDETTE, Paris, FRANCE
> 19) Claude CHEVILLARD, Montpellier,FRANCE
> > >20) gilles FREISS, Montpellier, FRANCE
> 21) Patrick AUGEREAU,Montpellier,FRANCE.> >22) Jean
> IMBERT, Marseille, FRANCE
> 23) Jean-Claude MURAT, Toulouse,France>24) Anna
> BASSOLS, Barcelona, Spain
> 25) Mireia DUNACH, Barcelona, Spain>26) Michel
> VILLAZ, Grenoble, France
> 27) Pages Frederique, Dijon, France
> >28) Rodolphe FISCHMEISTER, Chatenay-Malabry,France
> >29) Francois BOUTEAU, Paris, France 30) Patrick
> PETER, Paris, France
> >31) Lorenza RADICI, Paris, France 32) Monika
> Siegenthaler, Bern,Switzerland
> >33) Mark Philp, Glasgow, Scotland 34) Tomas
> Andersson,Stockholm,Sweden
> >35) Jonas Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden 36) Karin
> Eriksson, Stockholm,Sweden
> >37) Ake Ljung, Stockholm, Sweden 38) Carina
> Sedlmayer, Stockholm,Sweden
> >39) Rebecca Uddman, Stockholm, Sweden 40) Lena
> Skog,Stockholm, Sweden
> > >41) Micael Folke, Stockholm, Sweden 42)
> Britt-MarieFolke, Stockholm,Sweden
> > 43) Birgitta Schuberth, Stockholm, Sweden 44)
> Lena Dahl, Stockholm,Sweden
> > >45) Ebba Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden 46) Jessica
> Carlsson, Vaxjo,Sweden
> > >47) Sara Blomquist, Vaxjo, Sweden 48) Magdalena
> Fosseus, Vaxjo, Sweden
> > >49) Charlotta Langner, Goteborg, Sweden 50)
> Andrea Egedal, Goteborg,Sweden
> > >51) Lena Persson, Stockholm, Sweden 52) Magnus
> Linder Umea ,Sweden
> > >53) Petra Olofsson, Umea, Sweden 54) Caroline
> Evenbom, Vaxjo, Sweden
> > 55) Asa Pettersson, Grimsas, Sweden> 56) Jessica
> Bjork, Grimsas, Sweden
> > 57) Linda Ahlbom Goteborg, Sweden>> >>> 58) Jenny
> Forsman,Boras,Sweden
> > >59) Nina Gunnarson, Kinna, Sweden 60) Andrew
> Harrison,New Zealand
> > 61) Bryre Murphy, New Zealand>> >>> 62) Claire
> Lugton, New Zealand
> 63) Sarah Thornton, New Zealand>> >>> 64)>Rachel
> Eade, NewZealand
> > >65) Magnus Hjert, London, UK>> >>> 67) Madeleine
> Stamvik,Hurley, UK
> > >68) Susanne Nowlan, Vermont, USA>> >>> 69)Lotta
> Svenby, Malmoe,Sweden
> > >70) Adina Giselsson, Malmoe, Sweden> 71) Anders
> Kullman, Stockholm, Sweden
> > 72) Rebecka Swane, Stockholm,Sweden> >73) Jens
> Venge, Stockholm, Sweden
> > >74) Catharina Ekdahl, Stockholm, Sweden
> > >75) Nina Fylkegard, Stockholm, Sweden> >76) Therese
> Stedman, Malmoe, Sweden
> > >77) Jannica Lund, Stockholm, Sweden>> >>> 78)
> Douglas Bratt
> > 79) Mats Lofstrom, Stockholm, Sweden>> >>> 80) Li
> Lindstrom,Sweden
> > 81) Ursula Mueller, Sweden> 82) Marianne
> Komstadius, Stockholm, Sweden
> > 83) Peter Thyselius, Stockholm, Sweden> 84)
> Gonzalo Oviedo, Quito, Ecuador
> > >85) Alalia Romeo, Gland, Switzerland
> > >86) Margarita Restrepo, Gland, Switzerland
> > 87) Eliane Ruster, Crans p.C., Switzerland
> > >88) Jennifer Bischoff-Elder, Hong Kong> 89) Azita
> Lashgari, Beirut, Lebanon
> > 90) Khashayar Ostovany, New York, USA>> >>>> 91)
> Lisa L Miller,Reno
> > 92) Danielle Avazian, Los Angeles, CA
> > 93) Sara Risher, Los Angeles, Ca.>> >>> 94)
> Melanie London, New York, NY
> > 95) Susan Brownstein , Los Angeles, CA
> > 96) Steven Raspa, San Francisco, CA>> >>>
> 97)Margot Duane, Ross, CA
> > 98) Natasha Darnall, Los Angeles, CA> 99) Candace
> Brower, Evanston, IL>> >>>
> 100)James Kjelland,Evanston, IL> 101) Michael
> Jampole, Beach Park, IL, USA
> > 102) Diane Willis, Wilmette, IL, USA> 103) Sharri
> Russell, Roanoke, VA, USA
> >>104) Faye Cooley, Roanoke, VA, USA
> >>105) Natalie Edwards, Charlottesville VA USA
> > 106) Cyndy Williams, Charlottesville, VA USA
> > 107) Donna Hall, Lynchburg, Va USA>>108) Robin
> Hinkle, Lynchburg, VA USA
> > >109) George Vass Venice, FL USA> 110) Martha
> Ferris, Moncks Corner, SC USA
> 111) Teresa Smith, Charleston, SC, USA 112) Terry
> Longo, Orlando, FL, USA
> > 113) Charlotte Downs, Orlando, FL, USA
> > >114) Laura M. Connaughton, Orlando, FL USA
> > 115) Ronit Doran, Tel Aviv, Israel
> > 116) Iris Berenstein, Johannesburg, South Africa
> > 117) Lynne Jeffreys, Johannesburg, South Africa
> > >118) Sharon van Heerden, Johannesburg, South Africa
> > >119) Lizelle Mc Mahon, Johannesburg, South Africa
> > >120) Frik du Toit Suid Afrika>>121) Glenda Warrin,
> Cape Town, South Africa
> >>122) Andrew le Roux, Cape Town, South Africa
> >>123) Nathea Beukes, Cape Town, South Africa
> >>124) Johan Wiesner, Toowoomba, Australia
> > 125) Retha Wiesner, Toowoomba, Australia
> >>126) Leon de Villiers, Toowoomba, Australia>>
> 127) Leslie Willmers, Cape Town, South Africa
> >>128) Wayne Jacobs, Cape Town, South Africa
> >>129) Davlynne Lidbetter, Cape Town, South Africa
> > 130) Gunnar Blondal, Oslo, Norway>>131) Magns
> Blndal, Reykjavik, Iceland
> >>132) Alan Hughes, Manston,England>>133) Claire Page,
> Rochester, England
> >>134) Cathy Smith, London, England>> >>> 135) Joy
> Ogden, London,England
> > 136) Joanne Casemore, London, England > 137)
> Natalie Wilkie, London, England
> >>138) Sarah Farmer, London, England> 139) Tiffany
> Brown, London, England
> >>140) Melody Brown, Surrey, England>> >>> 141) Tim
> Balmford,Oxon,England
> >>142) Liz Balmford, Oxon, England>>143) Martin
> Haines, Nottingham, England
> > 144) Peter Tanner, Colchester, England
> > >145) Jamie Tanner, Colchester, England
> >>146) Monika Platek, Polish Ass. of Legal Education,
> POLAND
> > 147) Sam Welham, The Children & Armed Conflict
> Unit, EssexUni,UK
> > >148) Marleen Temmerman, International Centre for
> >ReproductiveHealth,Ghent, Belgium 149) Robert
> Crivit, IMAVO, Brussels,Belgium
> > >150) Gerry De Mol, Flimnap, Daknam, Belgium
> > >151) Jan Van den Bergh, iMerge, Belgium
> 152) Bart Vanhoutte,Webpromis,Belgium> >153) Johan
> Vanhee, Brugge, Belgium
> 154) Jan Vandenhende, Brugge, Belgium> >155) Steven
> Depuydt, De Haan, Belgium
> 156) Steven Deneir, Oostrozebeke,Belgium> >157) Jan
> Baele, Herzele, Belgium
> 158) Benoit Horion,Liege, Belgium> >159) Karine
> Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
> 160) Claude Katz, Brussels,Belgium
> > >161) Brigitte Bricteux, Brussels, Belgium
> > >162) Bottu Jean-Etienne, Brussels, Belgium
> 163) Myriam Janssens,Tisselt,Belgium> >164) Arne
> Adams, Antwerpen, Belgium
> 165) Guy Vande waele, Gent, Belgium> >166) Dirk Van
> Hove, Bonheiden, Belgium
> 167) Nadia Lingier,Bonheiden,Belgium
> > >168) Veronique Nowak, Brussels, Belgium 169) Inge
> Baumann, Brussels,Belgium
> > >170)Cricri Lammers, Leuven, Belgium 171) Anja
> Bontinck, Lokeren,Belgium
> > >172) Kristin Bontinck, Zele, Belgium 173)Patrick
> D. Ruyver, Zele,Belgium
> > >174) Lydia Fernandez, Montreal, Canada 175) Anny
> Fernandez, Montreal,Canada
> > >176) Liam Chapman, Montreal, Canada 177) Jeremy
> Chapman, Montreal,Canada
> > >178) Linda Christie, Shanghai, China
> 179) Christopher Christie,Shanghai,China
> > >180) Samantha Christie, Shanghai, China> >181)
> Christine Gabb, Canada
> > >182) Helen Mallac, Johannesburg, South Africa>
> >183) Katy Gale, Barbados.
> > >184) Ginny Atkinson, Ontario, Canada> >185) Cathy
> Atkinson, Ontario, Canada
> > >186) Julie Atkinson, Ontario, Canada> >187) Michael
> Field, Ontario,Canada
> > >188) Elizabeth Moore, New Bern, North Carolina
> > >189) Tifanie Thornton, New Bern, North Carolina
> > >190) Erin Thornton, Havelock, North Carolina
> > >191) Dennis Learned, Jr., Havelock, North Carolina
> > >192) Brook Ward, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
> > >193) Shannon Costello, Cary, NC, USA> 194)
> Adrienne Sauls, Apex, NC, USA
> > 195) Lauren T. Looney, Apex, NC, USA 196) Rebeca
> Torres, Apex, NC, USA
> 197) Mindy Barrett, Holly Sorings,NC,USA
> 198) Candace Jordan, Cary, NC, USA
> 199) Beth Meaux,Raleigh,Nc,USA
> 200) Kathryn Mauney, Raleigh, NC, USA
> 201) Norma Farmilo, Naples, FL, USA
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> >Even if you decide not to sign, please be considerate
> >and do not kill the petition. Thank you. It is best
> to
> >copy rather than forward the petition.>Melissa
> Buckheit, Brandeis University
>
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